Erection date: 1887
Inscription
{On one end:}
Devas 1887
{and on the sides:}
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
Site: Devas drinking trough (1 memorial)
SW19, Windmill Road
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Devas drinking trough
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Thomas Devas
Wimbledon landowner and important member of local society. In 1854, Devas and...
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Devas drinking trough
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Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
Started by Samuel Gurney MP and the barrister, Edward Thomas Wakefield. Found...
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