Location | North side of The Vale opposite Mansell Road. |
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Side inscription | METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION |
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Front inscription | |
End inscription | PRESENTED BY J.C.H. |
MDFCTA number | 1254 or 1255 |
Type and size | Trough 1c 9ft 6in granite |
Original location | Acton. Acton Park |
Date erected | January 1891 |
Comments | The troughs with MDFCTA numbers [1254] and [1255] were identical. Both were erected January 1891 near Acton Park in Uxbridge Road opposite Birkbeck Grove. Both were the gift of J.C. Hopkins £150.0.0. The trough with MDFCTA number [1254] was removed in 1965. The trough with MDFCTA number [1255] was removed in 1960. This trough is one of the pair. The other trough has been moved to Little Stoke Manor Farm. Who was J.C.Hopkins? |