Lynton
AUGUST 1899
DRINKING FOUNTAIN
AND
CATTLE TROUGH
ASSOCIATION
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| Location | At the corner of Lynbridge Hill and Station Hill. |
| Side inscription | ERECTED BY MRS. BARLOW AUGUST 1899 |
| Side inscription | |
| Front inscription | |
| End inscription | METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN AND CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION |
| MDFCTA number | 1403 |
| Type and size | Trough 1c 9ft 6in granite |
| Original location | Devonshire. Lynton |
| Date erected | August, 1899 |
| Comments | Paid for by Mrs Barlow £46.9.0. The MDFCTA records describe this trough as 6ft 6in in length but the extant trough in Lynton is definitely 9ft 6in. This trough is one of a few that contain the inscription "METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN AND CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION" instead of the more usual "METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION". For a full list of troughs with an "AND rather than a "&" click here. The trough was originally on the other side of the road. This is one of two troughs erected by Mrs. Barlow. Who was Mrs. Barlow? |