High Wycombe
METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN
& CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION
TO THE BOROUGH OF CHEPPING WYCOMBE 1908
ALDERMAN R.S.WOOD, MAYOR
& CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION
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| Location | Within the High Wycombe museum entrance, on the left side of the pathway leading to the museum, just north of the main gates. |
| Side inscription | PRESENTED BY METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION TO THE BOROUGH OF CHEPPING WYCOMBE 1908 ALDERMAN R.S.WOOD, MAYOR |
| Side inscription | METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION |
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| MDFCTA number | 1760 |
| Type and size | Trough 1f 9ft 6in special "High Wycombe" design |
| Original location | Buckinghamshire. High Wycombe |
| Date erected | 18 July 1908 |
| Comments | Special design of red polished granite. Entrance to east end of town in London Road. Presented by association cost £109.12.8. Removed (to museum?) 1943. This is the archetypal High Wycombe design trough. Other examples are in Wisbech, Caterham and Swindon Village. |