Circular Drinking Trough in Norbury Park
CIRCULAR DRINKING TROUGH IN NORBURY PARK, HAREFIELD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393911
- Date first listed:
- 10-Aug-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Circular Drinking Trough in Norbury Park
- Statutory Address:
- CIRCULAR DRINKING TROUGH IN NORBURY PARK, HAREFIELD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393911
- Date first listed:
- 10-Aug-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Circular Drinking Trough in Norbury Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- CIRCULAR DRINKING TROUGH IN NORBURY PARK, HAREFIELD ROAD
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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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CIRCULAR DRINKING TROUGH IN NORBURY PARK, HAREFIELD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Croydon (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 30892 70034
Reasons for Designation
Listable at Grade II.
Details
1005/0/10103 HAREFIELD ROAD 10-AUG-10 Norbury Park Circular drinking trough in Norbury Park
II Circular drinking trough, 1882, of granite construction, situated at the north of Norbury Park.
The trough has a curved inner profile which forms a ring around a raised central pedestal. The outer edge of the trough curves inwards to form a recessed lip. An inscription on the outer edge of the trough reads: THE GIFT OF / H. PRATER ESQRE M.D. / 1882
HISTORY: The trough originated at the cattle market which was located to the south of Croydon town centre. The market opened in 1848 and was attended by the farmers of Kent, Surrey and Sussex, and by the butchers of South London. The market closed in 1935 and was demolished and redeveloped shortly after. The trough was moved to Norbury Park, created in 1935.
Philanthropic bodies and civic amenity groups played a significant role in advancing sanitary improvements in towns and cities from the 1850s onwards. The provision of drinking fountains, giving free, clean, water to all was a great step forward, and changes in the attitude towards animal welfare saw drinking troughs for animals also being provided in urban areas. Such troughs were not only provided by charitable organisations, but also by individual benefactors, concerned by the plight of animals who often suffered acutely from the lack of available drinking water in towns and cities.
SOURCES: Davies, P, Troughs and Drinking Fountains: Fountains of Life (1989)
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION: The circular trough at Norbury Park, formerly located at the Croydon cattle market, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: troughs such as this are reminders of the important changes in the attitude towards animal welfare that took place in the latter part of the C19, and the inscription of the benefactor's name provides a link with the local area. * Design interest: this is an unusual and handsome example of a circular trough.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 508371
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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