Erection date: 8/5/1881
{On the side facing the garden:}
In memory of Philip Twells, M. P., for the City of London, May 8 1881.
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Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association
EC1, West Smithfield
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Philip Twells horse trough
Banker, barrister and MP for the City of London. Lived in Enfield where his ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Philip Twells horse trough
The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and...
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We'd guess that Percy was fond of dogs and that he lived in Kensington, but we don't know.
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