Location | At the “V” between Woodham Lane and Common Lane. Inside the garden/yard of 14A Common Lane. |
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Side inscription | METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN AND CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION |
Side inscription | |
Front inscription | |
End inscription | ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION 1880 |
MDFCTA number | 0751 (very tentative) |
Type and size | Trough 1d 9ft 6in granite |
Original location | Greenhithe, Kent. London Road (very tentative) |
Date erected | August 1880 (very tentative) |
Comments | The owner of 14A Common Lane (Town & Country Roads Ltd) didn't know where the trough was located originally. My best guess, with no evidence apart from the date on the trough, is this is the trough that was erected in London Road, Greenhithe, Kent in August 1880 which was removed in 1957. This trough is one of a few that contain the inscription "METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN AND CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION" instead of the more usual "METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION". For a full list of troughs with an "AND rather than a "&" click here. This trough is no longer at the location where the above photo was taken. Does anyone know where this trough has been moved to? |