Pet gravestone
Category
Stone
Date
1875
Materials
Stone
Measurements
440 x 355 mm
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Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 562938
Summary
Pet gravestone, inscribed 'TO MY / FAITHFUL TRUE / AND MUCH LOVED / FRIEND / GEM / AGED 9 YEARS / WHO WAS RUN OVER / AND KILLED ON THE / SPOT / AT LOWESTOFT / MAY 22 1875 / DEEPLY REGRETTED', 1875
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.