Erection date: 1913
{On the road side:}
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
{On the pavement side:}
Erected by the help of Friends in Hampton District 1913.
TW12, Park Road
Nice flowers in the upper level. Surely not even a dog would want to drink from the lower level?
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Drinking trough - Hampton friends
This phrase sounds rather formal but is probably just a short way of saying "...
Started by Samuel Gurney MP and the barrister, Edward Thomas Wakefield. Found...
The (non-working) water fountain is located in a small garden next to the Hanwell Community Centre.
'Silence', the water feature, was officially opened 12 July 2011. This article in the Guardian contains a review.
The MDFCTA site says it was erected in March 1888 and was the gift of Mrs Swaam (surely a mistype for Swaab) and cost £115.0.0.
The ashes of both Southwoods are in the memorial at the top of the steps. The labels behind the cherubs read: "Not drinking water" and "...
DrinkingFountains gives two pictures from the 'Illustrated London News' of this fountain when it was originally installed. From a close e...
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them