A further water feature survives at the Waddon Public House at the lower end of Duppas Hill. This is a cattle trough and can be seen at the roadside. The caption on the trough reads: Presented by the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association. The London based Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association was an association set up in 1859 by Samuel Gurney an MP and philanthropist and Edward Thomas Wakefield, a barrister, to provide free drinking water. Samuel Gurney (1816 - 1882) was related to Elizabeth Fry and MP for Penrhyn and Falmouth, He was the second son of banker Samuel Gurney (1786-1856). Originally called the Metropolitan Free Drinking Fountain Association, it changed its name to include cattle troughs in 1867, to also support animal welfare. It was linked to the Temperance Movement believing that the provision of drinking water would reduce drunkenness and misbehaviour .
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:41:50 +0000
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