Cattle trough opposite end of Royal College Street is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1998. Cattle trough.
Cattle trough opposite end of Royal College Street
- WRENN ID
- silver-rubblework-ivory
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Camden
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras MP: Sagal Abdi-Wali (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 July 1998
- Type
- Cattle trough
- Address
- Cattle trough opposite end of Royal College Street, Goldington Crescent
- OS grid reference
- TQ 295 834
- Coordinates
- 51.53537, -0.1332
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cattle trough, located opposite the end of Royal College Street, is a double cattle trough and drinking fountain from the late 19th century. It was presented by the Metropolitan Cattle Trough and Drinking Fountain Association. The trough is made of granite and measures approximately 4.5 meters in length and 3 meters in height and breadth. On the south-west side, there are three domical sets to secure it in place. A large and bold inscription identifies it as the work of the Metropolitan Cattle Trough and Drinking Fountain Association. It is situated on the park side of Goldington Crescent.
Local climate
Cattle trough opposite end of Royal College Street sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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