Water Trough Outside the Former White Horse Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Bromley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 2006. A 19th century / early 20th century Public furniture.
Water Trough Outside the Former White Horse Public House
- WRENN ID
- upper-cellar-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bromley
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst MP: Clive Efford (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 2006
- Type
- Public furniture
- Period
- 19th century / early 20th century
- Address
- Water Trough Outside the Former White Horse Public House, White Horse Hill
- OS grid reference
- TQ 434 712
- Coordinates
- 51.42187, 0.06213
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The water trough outside the former White Horse Public House is a Grade II listed structure. It is a cattle trough that features a human drinking fountain at one end, made of granite. The trough is long and rectangular, supported by granite blocks, although one of these supports is missing. In front of the trough, there are low bollards along the roadside. One end of the trough has an ogee-shaped granite gable, with a semi-circular bowl attached for the drinking fountain. An inscription on the side of the trough reads 'METROPOLITAN / DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH / ASSOCIATION'. Currently, the cattle trough is being used as a planting bed.
The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain Association was established in 1859 by Samuel Gurney MP. In 1867, in response to growing national concern for animal welfare, the Association began installing water troughs for cattle, which is when 'Cattle Trough' was added to its name.
This late 19th or early 20th century cattle trough, erected by the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, is an attractive piece of street furniture that retains its three functions: cattle trough, dog trough, and drinking fountain, and it is likely still in its original location.
Local climate
Water Trough Outside the Former White Horse Public House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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