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Historic horse troughs stolen from Sydenham, Penge, Chislehurst and Downham streets

Twitter
17 Sep '19

Sad to report:

anon3821395
19 Sep '19

Elsewhere too -

anon3821395
25 Sep '19

Now here’s a good idea:

https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2019/call-for-antiques-trade-to-help-find-stolen-south-london-cattle-troughs/

Twitter
29 Sep '19
SE26.life
29 Sep '19

Comment by Claire Frost on our Facebook post:

Vennerist
30 Sep '19

Baffling and upsetting. One wonders what these criminals might steal next. War memorials? Statues?

It is sadly unlikely that these artifacts will appear on public antique listings. More likely: they will have been stolen to order by organised criminals with the kind of resources it takes to physically remove these items.

SE26.life
1 Oct '19

From our Facebook page:

SE26.life
6 Oct '19

PWM
21 Nov '19

Stolen two weeks ago in Widmore Green Bromley


This one was actually a Grade II listed structure; doesn’t help its protection but at least there is a detailed description: It’s incribed with the words ‘METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN AND CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION.’ It has a drinking fountain with bowl at one end and dog trough below. Police and Council have been informed.

marymck
21 Nov '19

The Listing also means it’s classed as a “Heritage Crime”, so should see the police response and any penalties escalated.

anon3821395
5 Jan '20

Very sadly this has just been reported near me in Kent as well:

anon3821395
6 Jan '20

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anon3821395
6 Jan '20

An article from December:

https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2019/spate-of-stolen-south-london-animal-troughs-continues-as-another-two-go-missing/