Thomas Sayers
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Thomas Sayers
Image: © Bill Nicholls Taken: 14 Sep 2015
The tomb of Thomas Sayers the bare-knuckle prize fighter. The dog which guards the grave is a mastiff called Lion and was chief mourner at his funeral because he said it loved him more than his wife who was estranged from him and living with another man. 10,000 people lined the streets to watch the procession go by.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.568784
Longitude
-0.148349