Cattle Trough is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. Cattle trough. 3 related planning applications.

Cattle Trough

WRENN ID
buried-step-amber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Cattle trough
Address
Cattle Trough, Finsbury Square, EC2A 1HD
OS grid reference
TQ 328 819
Coordinates
51.52046, -0.08627
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The cattle trough, located approximately 17 meters southwest of the drinking fountain in Finsbury Square, was built in 1899. It features a granite bowl supported by granite structures and includes an inscription dedicated to Queen Victoria.

Local climate

Cattle 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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