Ventnor
THE VENTNOR CHILDREN’S BRANCH OF
OUR DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE
(A SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF KINDNESS TO ANIMALS)
JULY 1907
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| Location | Within the Ventnor Botanic Gardens. |
| Side inscription | ERECTED BY THE VENTNOR CHILDREN’S BRANCH OF OUR DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE (A SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF KINDNESS TO ANIMALS) JULY 1907 |
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| MDFCTA number | 1737 (originally 1324) |
| Type and size | Trough 1c 9ft 6in granite |
| Original location | Hampshire. Isle of Wight, Ventnor (originally Sondersburgh Road, Islington) |
| Date erected | 27 August 1907 (originally September 1894) |
| Comments | This trough was originally near Ventnor Railway Station. Paid for by local subscription for Miss Wyndham of Our Dumb Friends League. It was originally placed near the Ventnor Station yard and was bought privately in 1948, and later donated to the Ventnor Botanic Gardens in 1971. This trough was originally "Sondersburgh Road No. 2", with MDFCTA number [1324], erected in September 1894, near the Seven Sisters Road. In memory of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ayling. Cost £50.0.0. In 1907 it was removed from Sondersburgh Road and re-erected in same year at Ventnor Isle of Wight, as MDFCTA number [1737] |
| Acknowledgements | Thanks to Mrs. FHB of the Ventnor History Society for bringing this trough to my attention. |
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