Finsbury Gardens
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Finsbury Gardens by Mike Quinn as part of the Geograph project.
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Finsbury Gardens
Image: © Mike Quinn Taken: 15 Jul 2015
In the foreground is an example of the work of the Metropolitan Drinking Water Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, which was formed in 1859; it changed its name to include cattle troughs in 1867, to also support animal welfare. For further info, see the Wiki entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Drinking_Fountain_and_Cattle_Trough_Association . See also Image The New River runs beneath these gardens, in a 700 yard long tunnel from north of Myddleton Road, emerging south of Park Avenue Image
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Image Location
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51.603891
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