Graves of pets at Talyllyn station
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Graves of pets at Talyllyn station
Image: © Richard Green Taken: 6 Jun 1963
The slate tablets are inscribed in memory of the dog Prince died 1888 aged 7 years, and the blackbird Dick. It looked as though the graves had been tended until passenger services were abandoned and the station closed. The later addition is a comment on railway staff morale at the time of the Beeching cuts.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.938013
Longitude
-3.299521