Salisbury
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Location | In Bourne End Park outside the council offices. About 100 yards north of Bedwin Road/Bourne Hill slightly east of the corner with Greencroft Street (on the opposite side of the road). |
Side inscription | OPEN THY MOUTH FOR THE DUMB |
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MDFCTA number | 1118 |
Type and size | Trough 1d 9ft 6in granite |
Original location | Wiltshire. Salisbury, Market Square |
Date erected | April 1887 |
Comments | Granite and fittings sent by rail to RG Wilson Esq £54.0.0. Thanks to AC of Salisbury, I found this trough dumped in the rear of the Wiltshire council offices on Endless Street. The trough was cleaned up and moved to Bourne Hill Gardens in 2010. Note that the fountain head is still missing. For more details see here. |
Acknowledgements | Thanks to AC of Salisbury for bringing this trough to my attention. |