Plaque on The Stray
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Plaque on The Stray
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 27 Dec 2018
A close-up of the plaque seen in Image "This oak tree was planted by SAMSON FOX Esq of Grove House on August 1802 to commemorate his OX ROASTING on the STRAY near this spot in the years 1887 and 1902 1887 The Jubilee of Queen Victoria 1902 The Declaration of Peace in South Africa" Samson Fox was mayor of Harrogate three times, having become wealthy through his engineering inventions. He was a local benefactor, and provided the majority of funds to build the Royal College of Music in London, and is the ancestor of the Fox dynasty of actors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_Fox . See also Image and Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.996407
Longitude
-1.527245