Drinking Trough And Surround About 9 Metres North West Of The Manor Hotel

The drinking trough and its surround, located about 9 meters northwest of the Manor Hotel, is a late 19th-century structure erected by Sabine Baring-Gould. The trough itself is undateable but is likely older than the surround. It is made of granite and Raddon stone, set against a dressed stone wall within a chamfered arched granite niche that features granite coping. Water fills the trough from a grotesque lead gargoyle attached to the rear wall of the niche. This structure is included for its group value with the Manor Hotel and the dovecot located immediately behind it. The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould, who lived from 1834 to 1924, served as both squire and parson at Lew Trenchard from 1881 until his death. He was known as a High Churchman, antiquarian, and a prolific author of both fiction and theological works. He also rebuilt Lew House, now the Manor Hotel, in the late 19th century, incorporating earlier features.