Milton Keynes Museum
& CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION
& CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION
LADY LEON
AUGUST 1913
LADY LEON
AUGUST 1913
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| Location | The Milton Keynes Museum is on the west side of McConnell Drive just north of the junction with Millers Way. The trough is currently in an area that is unaccessible to the public behind one of the buildings. |
| Side inscription | METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION |
| Side inscription | METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION |
| Front inscription | ??? PRESENTED BY LADY LEON AUGUST 1913 |
| End inscription | ??? PRESENTED BY LADY LEON AUGUST 1913 |
| MDFCTA number | 1963 or 1964 |
| Type and size | Trough 1c 6ft 6in granite |
| Original location | Buckinghamshire. Bletchley |
| Date erected | 1 August 1913 |
| Comments | Presented by the association per Lady Leon donation £5.0.0. Removed by council 1949. This trough and another [1963 and 1964] were moved to the Milton Keynes Museum. One trough was originally outside St. Martin’s Church, the other was outside the Railway Station. It is not clear which one was left at the Milton Keynes Museum. One trough was subsequently moved back to Bletchley. |
| Acknowledgements | Thanks to B.G of the Milton Keynes Museum for bringing this trough to my attention. |