{on the western end of the trough:}
In memory of a beloved friend, 1910.
On the southern side of the trough:}
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association
Is it likely that the beloved friend was a horse or dog rather than a person?
N1, Pitfield Street
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Beloved friend
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Beloved friend
Started by Samuel Gurney MP and the barrister, Edward Thomas Wakefield. Found...
MDFCTA says this was originally erected in 1881 outside The Plough in Clapham, which we think might have been at 156 Clapham High Street,...
A nearby information panel provides: This is the site of the former town well which was sunk in 1816 and was a primary source of drinking...
This drinking fountain, manufactured in cast-iron by 'Andrew Handyside & Co. Ltd. of Derby & London' was presented in 1877 at the...
The rear of the fountain has a little door with a keyhole, presumably to provide access to the water-delivering mechanism - so long unused.
{On the east face:} In memory of Sir James John Hamilton Bart., 1876The memory of the just is blessed.{There are 3 more biblical quotati...
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