2020

TQ2176 : Former horse drinking trough at Barnes Pond

taken 4 years ago, near to Barnes, Richmond Upon Thames, England

Former horse drinking trough at Barnes Pond
Former horse drinking trough at Barnes Pond
The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association was set up in London by Samuel Gurney, an MP and philanthropist, and Edward Thomas Wakefield, a barrister, in 1859 to provide free drinking water. Originally called the Metropolitan Free Drinking Fountain Association it changed its name to include cattle troughs in 1867, to also support animal welfare. It must have been difficult to get such a long name onto their drinking troughs. The trough below must have been for dogs.

In this photograph, Barnes Pond is in the background. The area around Barnes Pond is carefully brightened with wildflower areas and other plantings as seen here. Another example of a former horse trough can be seen at Link

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Barnes Pond [19] · Photograph [11] · Seen in the Background [3] Other Photos: · Former drinking trough on Streatham Common ·
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TQ2176, 398 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Marathon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 5 February, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 9 February, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2185 7631 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:28.3585N 0:14.8194W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2184 7631
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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