Pet gravestone
Category
Stone
Date
1865
Materials
Stone
Measurements
440 x 360 mm
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Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 562934
Summary
Pet gravestone, inscribed 'MY POOR DEAR LINDA / BROKE HER LEG / AND DIED / OCTOBER 10th / 1865 / AGED 9 YEARS, 1865.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust along with Stourhead House, its grounds, and the rest of the contents by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947) in 1946. One of a group of pet gravestones found on the estate since 1946 and relocated to the South Garden.