Granville Mall, Halifax, NS
IN MEMORY OF ESTHER BENJAMIN
1824 - 1879
DRINKING FOUNTAIN
& CATTLE TROUGH
ASSOCIATION
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| Location | North end of Granville Mall. |
| Side inscription | BE KIND AND MERCIFUL TO ALL ANIMALS IN MEMORY OF ESTHER BENJAMIN 1824 - 1879 |
| Side inscription | |
| Front inscription | |
| End inscription | METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION |
| MDFCTA number | 2091 |
| Type and size | Trough 1d 9ft 6in granolithic |
| Original location | Kensington Road opposite Hyde Park Gate. |
| Date erected | 6-June-1918 |
| Comments | Erected out of money left from the erection of 3 troughs by the late Louis David Benjamin. Inscription: “Be kind and merciful to all animals in memory of Esther Benjamin 1824 – 1879”. In July 1966 this was one of two troughs moved from the City of Westminster to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| Acknowledgements | Many thanks to J.C. for providing the images of this cattle trough. |