Horse and cattle drinking trough is a Grade II listed building in the Hackney local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 November 2019. Drinking trough. 1 related planning application.

Horse and cattle drinking trough

WRENN ID
dusk-corridor-raven
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch MP: Dame Meg Hillier (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 November 2019
Type
Drinking trough
Address
Horse and cattle drinking trough, Adjacent to 73 Pitfield Street, London, N1 6BT
OS grid reference
TQ 330 829
Coordinates
51.52958, -0.08346
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a cattle trough and drinking fountain built in 1910. It is made of granite and measures approximately 9 feet 6 inches long. The trough features a water tank supported by squat rectangular granite piers. However, the spout and pump mechanism are missing. An inscription on the trough includes the name of the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, along with a dedication that reads 'IN MEMORY OF / A BELOVED FRIEND 1910'.

Local climate

Horse and cattle drinking trough 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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