Muswell Hill

LocationNorth side of Queens Avenue just west of the corner with Muswell Hill Broadway.
Side inscriptionMETROPOLITAN
DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH
ASSOCIATION
Side inscriptionMETROPOLITAN
DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH
ASSOCIATION
Front inscriptionIN MEMORY OF THE
LATE DAVID KIDD
OF LEYTON.
End inscription
MDFCTA number1503 (originally 1160, and before that 1088)
Type and sizeTrough 1d 9ft 6in grey polished granite
Original locationHornsey. Queen’s Avenue (originally outside Law Courts, and before that Leyton, Hoe Street)
Date erectedJuly 1901 (originally December 1887, and before that June 1886)
CommentsThis trough was originally erected in June 1886, as MDCFTA number [1088], in Hoe Street, Leyton. The gift of Miss. Kidd. £104.0.0. Removed February 1887 by order of local board. Re-erected in December 1887, as MDFCTA number [1160], outside Law Courts in the middle of The Strand. Removed owing to alterations and re-erected near same spot. Feb-1893. Re-erected in July 1901, as MDFCTA number [1503], to Queen’s Avenue, Muswell Hill. An 18ft 2a trough was moved outside the Law Courts. Who was David Kidd?