Memorials & monuments · East of England
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association
In or near Colchester.
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association — a memorial in england-east, United Kingdom.
John Firth — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Colchester Town · 2.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association, the nearest railway station is Colchester Town, located 2 km away. Entry is free.
About
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association is a memorial located in england-east, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association was set up in London by Samuel Gurney, a member of Parliament and philanthropist, and Edward Thomas Wakefield, a barrister, to provide free drinking water in 1859. Originally called the Metropolitan Free Drinking Fountain Association it changed its name to include cattle troughs in 1867, to also support animal welfare. In 2011, as the Drinking Fountain Association, it began to support the Find-a-Fountain campaign to map the UK's drinking water fountains.
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Background
History
.]] Water provision in the nineteenth century was from nine private water companies each with a geographic monopoly, which provided inadequate quantities of water which was often contaminated, as was famously discovered by John Snow during the 1854 cholera epidemic. Population growth in London had been very rapid (more than doubling between 1800 and 1850) without an increase in infrastructure investment. Legislation in the mid nineteenth century gradually improved the situation. The Metropolitan Commission of Sewers was formed, water filtration was made compulsory, and water intakes on the Thames were forced to be moved above the sewage outlets. In this environment the public drinking…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8794, 0.8785
- County
- Essex
- District
- Colchester
- Parish
- Colchester, unparished area
- Postcode
- CO3 3UA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Colchester
- Nearest railway station
- Colchester Town — 2 km
Sources
- osm: node/387449050 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association?
- Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO3 3UA), in the parish of Colchester, unparished area.
- What is Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association?
- Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association — a memorial in england-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association?
- The nearest railway station is Colchester Town, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode CO3 3UA.
- Is Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association free to visit?
- Yes, Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association is free to enter.
- How do I get to Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association?
- The nearest railway station is Colchester Town, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CO3 3UA.