{Carved into the western end:}
The gift of Mrs Leigh, Summerville Halifax 1899
{Carved into the northern side:}
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association
There is a comma between Leigh and Summerville so "Summerville Halifax" describes Mrs Leigh's origins rather than "Halifax" being Mrs Leigh Summerville's home town.
EC1, City Road
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Mrs Leigh
Andrew Behan has researched this lady and discovered the following: Born abo...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Mrs Leigh
Started by Samuel Gurney MP and the barrister, Edward Thomas Wakefield. Found...
The arch from the Victorian drinking fountain has been rescued and reused above a modern drinking fountain, which no longer produces wate...
The lettering is incised and painted black - very effective.
'Silence', the water feature, was officially opened 12 July 2011. This article in the Guardian contains a review.
{On a ground level plaque:} 1859 - 1939. Presented by the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association to mark its 80t...
When we published this trough in April 2015 we bemoaned the lack of information on Mr and Mrs Wilson. Andrew Behan, took on the challenge...
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