Erection date: 1887
{On one end:}
Devas 1887
{and on the sides:}
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
SW19, Windmill Road
In the background of our photo you can see the windmill undergoing restoration.
The essential tells us that this was originally installed at Arterbury Road SW20, in September 1887 by Thomas Devas. When or why it was moved to its present location is not known.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Devas drinking trough
Wimbledon landowner and important member of local society. In 1854, Devas and...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Devas drinking trough
Started by Samuel Gurney MP and the barrister, Edward Thomas Wakefield. Found...
Why (Oh why, oh why) do people chose dark, coloured granite for inscriptions? The mottling in the granite can make the text almost impos...
The new plaque (not shown) is rather brash but we like how the wording refers back to the earlier inscription.
'Silence', the water feature, was officially opened 12 July 2011. This article in the Guardian contains a review.
{On one end:} The gift of J. H. Buxton, 1879 {On both sides:} Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
A modern plaque screwed to the west side of the plinth reads: "This plaque commemorates the completion of the refurbishment of this memor...
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