Erection date: 1887
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Erected by the inhabitants of Mitcham in commemoration of the Jubilee of H.M. Queen Victoria 1887.
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Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association
CR4, Cricket Green
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee cattle trough - Mitcham
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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee cattle trough - Mitcham
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