Horse Trough and Drinking Fountain on Pavement in Front of Number 87 is a Grade II listed building in the Rochford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 October 1986. Drinking fountain.

Horse Trough and Drinking Fountain on Pavement in Front of Number 87

WRENN ID
fading-soffit-indigo
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rochford
Constituency
Rayleigh and Wickford MP: Mr Mark Francois (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 October 1986
Type
Drinking fountain
Address
Horse Trough and Drinking Fountain on Pavement in Front of Number 87, High Street, Rayleigh, SS6 7EJ
OS grid reference
TQ 805 906
Coordinates
51.58597, 0.60545
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a 19th-century horse trough and drinking fountain located on the pavement in front of number 87 on Rayleigh High Street. It is made of stone and features a curved trough supported by stone bases. One side of the trough is inscribed with "Metropolitan Drinking Fountain. Cattle Trough Association. Victoria Street." The north end of the trough is raised and curved, with a flat top and moulded edges. The north face includes a spout opening and an iron cup ring, along with a moulded semi-circular basin at the base that has a curved and moulded soffit and pendant. Few of these drinking fountains remain in Essex.

Local climate

Horse Trough and Drinking Fountain on Pavement in Front of Number 87 receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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