Fountain

Drinking trough - Hampton friends

Erection date: 1913

Inscription

{On the road side:}
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association

{On the pavement side:}
Erected by the help of Friends in Hampton District 1913.

Site: Drinking trough - Hampton friends (1 memorial)

TW12, Park Road

Nice flowers in the upper level. Surely not even a dog would want to drink from the lower level?

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Drinking trough - Hampton friends

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Friends in Hampton District

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Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association

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