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| Location | On the east side of North Street just inside the Cattle Market. |
| Side inscription | A MAN OF KINDNESS TO HIS BEAST IS KIND BUT BRUTAL ACTIONS SHOW A BRUTAL MIND REMEMBER HE WHO MADE THEE MADE THE BRUTE WHO GAVE THEE SPEECH AND REASON FORMED HIM MUTE HE CAN’T COMPLAIN BUT GOD’S ALL SEEING EYE BEHOLDS THY CRUELTY AND HEARS HIS CRY HE WAS DESIGNED THY SERVANT NOT THY DRUDGE BUT KNOW THAT HIS CREATOR IS THY JUDGE |
| Side inscription | (unknown – the trough is against a wall) |
| Front inscription | |
| End inscription | |
| MDFCTA number | |
| Type and size | Trough 1c 9ft granolithic |
| Original location | (unknown) |
| Date erected | |
| Comments | Although the trough is the same size and style as an MDFCTA trough it does not appear anywhere in the MDFCTA records. This is definitely NOT the original MDFCTA trough in Thame Market, which was 6ft 6in with a fountain head. |
| Acknowledgements | Many thanks to John Blanchard for bringing this trough to my attention and extracting the inscription. |