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| HER Number | MWB21996 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of cattle trough, The Broadway, Speenhamland |
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Summary
Former location of a cattle trough, put in place in 1908 but removed in the first half of the 20th century probably due to increasing traffic at this junction
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Monument Type(s):
- CATTLE TROUGH (Edwardian to Early 20th century - 1908 AD to 1925 AD?)
- HORSE TROUGH (Edwardian to Early 20th century - 1908 AD to 1925 AD?)
Full Description
The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association (MDFCTA) <1> records the erection of a 9ft 6in trough at the Broadway near the former Jubilee Clock on 18 July 1908. It is recorded as having been presented by Lady Banbury at a total cost of £41/10/6. Newbury Town Council information on the Clock House at the same location <02> includes an undated illustration of the Jubilee Clock with the trough in the foreground. The trough only appears at this location on the c. 1930 Ordnance Survey map <3>, although it appears in several photographs in West Berkshire Museum, most notably one undated image in which it dominates the foreground <04>. Newbury Town Council suggests that the trough had become a hazard once motor cars became more common in the 1920s <2>, but it was still present in October 1930 next to the Clock House <5>. The trough no longer appears in photographs of the Clock House from the 1950s <6> and the MDFCTA has recorded it as lost or missing.
The GIS point is an approximate location.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association. 2018. Cattle Troughs and Drinking Fountains. http://www.mdfcta.co.uk/index.html. 10/12/2018. [Website / SWB149513]
http://www.mdfcta.co.uk/county_berks.html (Accessed on 10/12/2018) |
| <02> | 2016. Newbury Town Council. Clock House. [Website / SWB149145]
http://www.newbury.gov.uk (Accessed 03/01/2017) |
| <03> | Ordnance Survey. c. 1930. Ordnance Survey Epoch 4. [Map / SWB14664] |
| <04> | Museum Curator. Newbury Museum Accession Records (West Berkshire Museum since 1998). WBC Network. NEBYM:1984.28.5. [Unpublished document / SWB14452] |
| <05> | Museum Curator. Newbury Museum Accession Records (West Berkshire Museum since 1998). WBC Network. NEBYM:1995.14.7. [Unpublished document / SWB14452] |
| <06> | Museum Curator. Newbury Museum Accession Records (West Berkshire Museum since 1998). WBC Network. NEBYM:Frith.NBRY.39. [Unpublished document / SWB14452] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3464 | SPEENHAMLAND, Newbury (Place) |
| MWB3465 | Possible chapel, Speenhamland (Monument) |
| MWB21458 | Site of Golden Jubilee Clock, Speenhamland, Newbury (Monument) |
| MWB16450 | The Clock House (or Clock Tower), Speenhamland, Newbury (Building) |
| MWB15926 | The Speenhamland 'Obelisk' (Speen Lane lamp) (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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