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Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association

Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association

Started by Samuel Gurney MP and the barrister, Edward Thomas Wakefield. Founded as the Metropolitan Free Drinking Fountain Association it changed its name to include cattle troughs in 1867.  have a terrific post about this organisation.

is a great site, aiming to collect all these troughs and fountains, and not just those in London. Do let them know of any they don't yet have.

Now the , they are still trying to provide water to the public - probably more difficult now than when they started.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association

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St Pancras fountain

This 'Matilda fountain' is a copy of the 1867 statue 'At the Spring' or 'Earl...

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Bear fountain

{On a ground level plaque:} 1859 - 1939. Presented by the Metropolitan Drink...

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Beck and Runtz fountain

MDFCTA confirms that this fountain is of a unique design but we can find no r...

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Is it likely that the beloved friend was a horse or dog rather than a person?

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Buxton water trough - Enfield

{On one end:} The gift of J. H. Buxton, 1879 {On both sides:} Metropolitan D...

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Buxton water trough - Spitalfields

This is the only fountain/trough in Tower Hamlets on the mdfcta site.

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