Whipsnade Zoo (inside)
O LORD THOU PRESERVEST MAN AND BEAST
FOR WITH THEE IS THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
1899
DRINKING FOUNTAIN
& CATTLE TROUGH
ASSOCIATION
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| Location | Inside Whipsnade Park Zoo. Within a storage area next to the entrance of the Asian Elephant enclosure. |
| Side inscription | R.W. O LORD THOU PRESERVEST MAN AND BEAST FOR WITH THEE IS THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE 1899 |
| Side inscription | |
| Front inscription | METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION |
| End inscription | |
| MDFCTA number | 1395 |
| Type and size | Trough 1d 12ft |
| Original location | Brockley Hill, Elstree |
| Date erected | May 1899 |
| Comments | Originally erected at the top of Brockley Hill, Elstree (by a convalescent home). The gift of Mrs. Jane.E.Warton. Removed by Harrow U.D.C in October 1949 and stored in the council depot. Moved to Whipsnade Park in May 1951. |