Nutfield

LocationSouth side of Nutfield High Street just off the pavement on the grass at the front of the car-park of the Queen’s Head pub/restaurant.
Side inscriptionIN MEMORY OF THE HORSES KILLED IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
12 OCTOBER 1899 – 30 MAY 1902
Side inscription
Front inscription
End inscriptionMETROPOLITAN
DRINKING FOUNTAIN
& CATTLE TROUGH
ASSOCIATION
MDFCTA number1506 (tentative)
Type and sizeTrough 1d 9ft 6in granite
Original locationNutfield, Surrey. In village
Date erectedOctober 1901
CommentsOriginally at the edge of Nutfield parish. Erected by association. £17-10 was raised locally by Capt. Pirkis. The trough is erected in memory of the horses that died in the South African War. I can't understand how the year of erected (1901) is earlier than the year on the inscription (1902). One of many troughs with an inscription that refers to the Boer War.