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Bills horse troughs In the Village Voice August 2008

Just received a photo of this Bills trough which is in the Dean Recreation Reserve Thanks Russ for sending me this photo.

This Bills trough is in the Main Road of Bunyip Victoria

Bills Horse Trough at the Castlemaine Pony Club Wattle Flat Reserve. Richards Road

This Bills Horse trough is situated in the rear yard of the Veterinary  Clinic 185 Whitehorse Road on the corner of May Street, The Clinic  is owned by Dr Hugh Wirth,  The President of the RSPCA of Victoria.

This Bills Horse trough  is located in the ground of the Parklands Primary School in Blossom Park Drive

This photo  above shows the trough with Annis and George Bills Australia engraved into the side of it

I recently came across this old horse trough in a village called Englefield Green in Surrey, England near Runnymede.

The inscription on the granite trough is "George and Annis Bills - Australia". According to my research the trough in Englefield Green was set up in 1931. Being made of granite I guess they can survive most weather conditions although a few in South-East London were destroyed by the bombing in World War 2.

The granite troughs were made in 3 sizes: 6'6" as in the one from Surrey; 9'6" like the one in Mansfield, Victoria, Australia, and monsters at 18' - there's an example of one of these in the main meat market (Smithfield) in central London. {Photo below.}
The trough is on St. Jude's Road which is the main road going through the village.

As far as I can tell the main oblong part of the troughs was always a single section of granite. That even includes some 18 feet monsters such as the one attached near Smithfield Meat Market in the City of London (you can see the "Grand Hall" of the meat market in the background. Granite in these troughs in  England is available in the "west country" (Cornwall)and in Scotland. The city of Aberdeen in Scotland is known as the "granite city".

This information has been sent to me from Alan Underwood who lives in London and is  currently trying to track down all the remaining Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association troughs in London and the South-East of England. See http://www.londontroughs.co.uk. George recommends you take the time to view this web site.

I was recently told about a Bills horse trough in a village called Englefield Green in Surrey, near Runnymede.

You will be interested in the inscription on the granite trough which is

George and Annis Bills - Australia.

The trough is on St. Jude's Road which is the main road going through the village.

It was nice to learn just how far the generosity of George and Annis Bills was spread over the world. According to research the trough in Englefield Green was set up in 1931 and it would have been funded by the Bills TrustAs far as I can tell the main oblong part of the troughs is always a single section of granite.

Being made of granite I guess they can survive most weather conditions although a few in South-East London were destroyed by bombing in WW2.

These granite troughs were made in 3 sizes: 6'6" like the one from Surrey; 9'6" like the one in Mansfield {Victoria Aust}and monsters at 18'.

There's an example of one of these 18' monsters  in the front of Smithfield Meat Market in the City of London.  The Grand Hall of the meat market can be seen in the background of the photo in  central London.

The  granite in England is available in the west country (Cornwall) and in Scotland the city of Aberdeen in Scotland is known as the granite city.

I recently came across one in a village called Englefield Green in Surrey, near Runnymede. You might be interested in the inscription on the granite trough which was "George and Annis Bills - Australia". I can send you photos and the precise location if required.

The photo of this trough will be entered in the near future.

George

Ironically directly behind the watering trough is a no horses sign, bet George would not be happy about that.

This Trough is located in Gosford NSW at the Harry Kendall Museum.

There is still the dogs trough at  the side, sadly it is not connected to any water supply.

This location also has a number of old relics and rusty tractors to look at if you are interested.

The museum building costs $3.00 to enter,but the grounds are free to wander around.

Ingleburn NSW : This Bills Horse Trough is located at the intersection of Oxford and Macquarie Roads, just west of the railway station, in the middle of the shopping centre. This has some interesting plaques adjacent to it.

Georges Hall, this is located in Lionel St, just
inside the grounds of the Calvery Chapel Christian
School.

Berry (is also a town on the south coast). This BHT is
located within the Apex Park alongside Prince Alfred
St.

A Prince Alfred Street at entrance to Apex Park

Another new location is at the south coast town of
Milton. Its just north of Ulladulla, but inland and is
an old historic town, the original service centre of
the district, just the sort of town to have a BHT.
Well it wasn't too big, and after a search along the
main street, then the parks, a visit to the showground
led me to discover the trough near the stock pens. So
it is located within the Milton Showground, but away
from the street entrance, adjacent to the stock
enclosures. Thanks for the Photos Mark.

Milton Showgrounds

A second Bills Horse Trough in Nowra is outside the Shoalhaven
Historical Museum on the corner of Kinghorne and
Plunkett Sts in Nowra. Thanks Mark for sending me thse Photos

Crn Of Kinghorne and Punket streets

This trough is located in the front of the Annandale North Public School In Johnson Street. It is only 2kms from the Centre of Sydney.

The children are a group known here as the "History Group". They wrote a small book about the area before the school was built.

Annandale School

Private Property On Beauford -Waubra rd [ Flynn Road] Sept 2007

 This Bills trough was once located in South Grafton .

It was moved and now stands at the Grafton Racecourse.

It is not the standard Bills trough and must have been made locally with funds supplied by the Bills Trust.

  The maps has been updated so now all the ones starting with A have been entered

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Arthurs Creek
This trough was moved from Selby. and and is now privatley owned
Morang South
This trough was in the way of a housing development but thanks to developers Stockland the the trough now rests in gardens of the Hawkstowe estate

Stanhope
My poodle dog Hamish and trough with water plants growing in it and is just one hundred metres from my house.

Timor, Victoria, Australia
Trough and stand pipe at Timor 10 ks north of Maryborough on the road to Dunolly.

Meringur Victoria
The Millewa Poineer Park is at Meringur and is well worth a visit they have a great display of old relics to view .

Kyneton 2, Victoria, Australia
This trough had originally been in the Lorne area Victoria and was retrieved from the tip as a garden ornament before being sold at an auction. It now forms part of an extensive private collection of all types of bits and pieces from our past

Glenburn
This is a trough that was rescued from a rubbish tip and is now being used by thirsty cattle on a lovely location

Jeparit Sir Robert Menzies Park
This Bills Trough was Vandalised"

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