The Cat and Rat at Hornby
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The Cat and Rat at Hornby
Image: © M J Richardson Taken: 13 Dec 2007
Detail on the Victorian drinking trough Image and Image The PD monogram is said to refer to Mr Pudsey Dawson, the one time owner of Hornby Castle, bringing in a large number of cats to clear the castle of a plague of rats in the middle of the 19th century.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.107636
Longitude
-2.63638