RSPCA Fountain

RSPCA Fountain
The RSPCA Fountain
Interactive map of RSPCA Fountain
General information
Location	Richmond, London, England
Coordinates	51°27′03″N0°17′48″W / 51.4507°N 0.2968°W / 51.4507; -0.2968
Design and construction
Architect	T. E. Collcutt
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Cattle Fountain Outside the Star and Garter Home
Designated	10 January 1950
Reference no.	1263512

The RSPCA Fountain is a monument on Richmond Hill in London dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals. It was designed by Thomas Edward Collcutt and completed in 1901. ^[1]

The monument is Grade II listed, ^[2] being designed in 1891 as a memorial to the work of a local branch of the RSPCA. Originally it served as a drinking fountain for local working animals as well as having a trough for dogs to drink. Due to this function it was originally known as "cattle fountain" as reflected in its designation. ^[3] In 2020, elements of the fountain were removed and in 2024, the monument sustained damage after it was crashed into by a car. ^[4]

References

1. Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus, eds. (2002). London. 2: South / by Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner (1. publ. by Yale Univ. Press ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 533. ISBN   978-0-300-09651-4.
2. "Cattle Fountain Outside the Star and Garter Home, Non Civil Parish - 1263512 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
3. "RSPCA Fountain | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
4. Smith, Matthew (26 November 2024). "Grade II listed RSPCA fountain by Richmond Park damaged after car crash". Kingston Courier. Retrieved 23 December 2025.

External links

• Media related to Richmond Hill Gate Cattle Trough at Wikimedia Commons