WATER TROUGH OUTSIDE THE FORMER WHITE HORSE PUBLIC HOUSE

WATER TROUGH OUTSIDE THE FORMER WHITE HORSE PUBLIC HOUSE, WHITE HORSE HILL

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1391634
Date first listed:: 28-Apr-2006
List Entry Name:: WATER TROUGH OUTSIDE THE FORMER WHITE HORSE PUBLIC HOUSE
Statutory Address:: WATER TROUGH OUTSIDE THE FORMER WHITE HORSE PUBLIC HOUSE, WHITE HORSE HILL

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1391634
Date first listed:: 28-Apr-2006
List Entry Name:: WATER TROUGH OUTSIDE THE FORMER WHITE HORSE PUBLIC HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: WATER TROUGH OUTSIDE THE FORMER WHITE HORSE PUBLIC HOUSE, WHITE HORSE HILL

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: WATER TROUGH OUTSIDE THE FORMER WHITE HORSE PUBLIC HOUSE, WHITE HORSE HILL

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Bromley (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 43475 71224

Details

785/0/10129 WHITE HORSE HILL 28-APR-06 Water trough outside the former White Horse Public House

II Cattle trough with human drinking fountain at one end. Granite. Long rectangular trough on rectangular granite block supports, one of these supports has however been lost. It has low bollards in front of the trough on the road side. One end has an ogee-shaped granite gable, with a semi-circular bowl for a human drinking fountain attached. The inscription on the side of the trough reads 'METROPOLITAN / DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH / ASSOCIATION'. The cattle trough is now used as a planting bed.

HISTORY: The Metropolitan Drinking Association was founded in 1859 by Samuel Gurney MP. In 1867, following an increase nationally in concern for animal welfare, the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain Association began erecting water troughs for cattle. It was at this point that 'Cattle Trough' was added to its title.

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: This late C19 or early C20 cattle trough, erected by the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, is a handsome piece of street furniture which retains its three elements of cattle trough, dog trough and drinking fountain and is probably in its original location.

SOURCES: The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association website, http://drinkingfountains.org/hist.html, 31/01/2006. G Warren, Vanishing Street Furniture (Newton Abbot, London, North Pomfret, 1978) 62-5.

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 494740
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Warren, G, Vanishing Street Furniture, (1978), 62-5

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.