Fulton Hogan senior bid manager Joe Connolly (left) and Otago Peninsula Community Board chairman Paul Pope sit on an historic concrete horse trough uncovered during a project to widen sections of Portobello Rd. PHOTO: SHAWN MCAVINUEAn investigation has been launched to solve a mystery of the history of a historic horse trough uncovered on Otago Peninsula. Otago Peninsula Community Board chairman Paul Pope said the board was seeking information on the history of the trough. ‘‘There is investigation work to be done ... it’s a bit of a mystery which requires more digging.’’Cars were prohibited from Portobello Rd until 1913, he said. Secondly, so horses could have a drink before going through a former toll site, further west on Portobello Rd.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 15, 2020 15:22 UTC