Erection date: 1889
Inscription
{Engraved in the north end:}
The gift of J. H. Buxton 1889
{Engraved on both sides, though 'Metropolitan' is illegible on the road side:}
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association
This is the only fountain/trough in Tower Hamlets on the mdfcta site.
Site: Buxton water trough - Spitalfields (1 memorial)
E1, Commercial Street
Our picture shows the trough and, in the railings behind, the drinking fountain topped with an obelisk. Engraved below the fountain "Donated by the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association, 1860".
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