The Rookery

LocationOutside one of the stable buildings at the north-west end of The Rookery.
Side inscriptionMETROPOLITAN
DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH
ASSOCIATION
Side inscriptionMETROPOLITAN
DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH
ASSOCIATION
Front inscription
End inscriptionIN MEMORIAM
ROBERT TROTTER ESQ
1877
MDFCTA number????
Type and sizeTrough 1d 9ft 6in granite
Original location????
Date erected
CommentsI can't match this trough with any in the MDFCTA records. This trough is one of several erected in memory of Robert Trotter. The owner of The Rookery didn't know where this trough was originally located. My very tentative guess is that this trough was originally on Rhodeswell Road, Stepney (outside a pub called the Edinburgh Castle). Does anyone know the history and provenance of this trough?
AcknowledgementsThanks to E.L. for giving me permission to photograph this trough.