Cattle Trough is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 July 1991. Cattle trough. 20 related planning applications.
Cattle Trough
- WRENN ID
- vacant-railing-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 July 1991
- Type
- Cattle trough
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a cattle trough built in 1893, donated by David Benjamin through the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association. It was restored around 1989. The trough is made of grey granite and is supported on rectangular blocks, with a waste water tray beneath. At one end, it features a shaped head and cistern, inscribed with the words "Be kind and merciful to all animals." The Metropolitan Free Drinking Fountain Association, founded in 1859, added cattle troughs in 1867 to provide free fresh water to both people and animals at a time when clean water was hard to find. By 1885, these troughs helped prevent dehydration in cattle driven to metropolitan markets and over 50,000 working horses in London.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2015
- Related listed building consents — 20 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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