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This was originally given to
the town in 1898 by Mrs Hutton in memory of her late husband, fashioned from red granite
it consisted of three separate drinking troughs, one each for people,horses and dogs.It
was situated near to the town's "new" Grammar School
at the junction of the Ashby and Comberford roads in Upper Gungate. Standing over 15 feet
high and topped with a copper lantern it must have been a welcome sight with it's soft
green light as you approached the town.
The plumbing for this monument was undertaken by a Mr Henry Hare a local plumber and
decorator who was also a former Mayor of the town.The Tamworth
Waterworks Committee agreed to supply the water free of charge as their gesture. This
lovely landmark was removed in the 1960's. Mrs Hutton also made various other gifts to the
town,amongst these was the Bolebridge Street Mission which allowed the poor of the town a
place to worship freely.The picture on the left is taken from a postcard published by
Sally Bartle a local newsagent for many years. This monument may make a comeback in the
town as at the time of writing (July 1998) there is talk of rebuilding on a new site.
