Drummond Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough
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Location
| Street: | North Street |
| Town: | Horsham |
| Parish: | Horsham |
| Council: | Horsham District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | RH12 |
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| Object setting: | Outside building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Outside New Park House |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 26 |
| Grid reference: | A9 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
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Makers
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Captain R.B. Drummond |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A large drinking trough and fountain on a grassed area. The trough is filled with plants. |
| Inscription: | IN MEMORY OF CAPTAIN DRUMMOND M.V.O. AND HIS DAUGHTER EVIE FRIENDS TO ANIMALS S.E. face, large carved letters: METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION |
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Classification
| Categories: | Functional, Free Standing, Commemorative, Roadside / Wayside |
| Object type1: | Street furniture |
| Object subtype1: | Drinking Trough |
| Object type2: | Fountain |
| Object subtype1: | Drinking Trough |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Fountain and trough |
| Material: | None |
| Height (cm): | 120 |
| Width (cm): | 290 |
| Depth (cm): | 67 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
| Condition 2: | Biological growth |
| Condition 3: | Previous treatments |
| More details: | The inscriptions on both sides are badly weather-worn. Evidence of previous repairs on all sides. |
| Condition 2 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Broken or missing parts |
| More details: | The water fountain no longer works. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 11/09/2007 |
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History
| History: | Captain R B Drummond MVO was Chief Constable of Horsham, between September 1879 and July 1912 - from 11th April 1889 in the Barttelott Road Horsham Police Station which was the West Sussex Headquarters. The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association was set up in 1859 by Samuel Gurney M.P. He was thought to be inspired by public comment on the state of the Thames and the lack of drinking water available. Originally known as the Metropolitan Free Drinking Fountain Association it only began to cater for animals in the years that followed. In 1867 'cattle troughs' had been added to the name and it had 140 fountains and 153 cattle troughs. These were mainly in the London area although projects as far north as Dundee are still in evidence. The association also carries out work overseas and to this date has created 40 wells.
(http://www.hiddenhorsham.co.uk/40/40.htm) |
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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