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Brown Dog

Categories: Animals, Medicine

Animal

Brown mongrel/terrier male dog of about 6kg used in a vivisection in December 1902 and again, twice, on 2 February 1903 at University College, immediately after which he was killed. For more information about the Brown Dog affair see the page for the original statue.

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Brown Dog

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Brown Dog statue

See our page for the original statue for a description of the Brown Dog affai...

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Brown Dog statue - original - lost

The structure is a reasonably standard late Victorian drinking fountain, in g...

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Gavin Maxwell

Gavin Maxwell

Author and Naturalist. Born at House of Elrig, Mochrum, Wigtownshire. During World War II he served as an instructor with the Special Operations Executive. In 1956 he toured the reed marshes of Sou...

Person, Animals, Literature, Iraq, Scotland

1 memorial
Charles Cruft

Charles Cruft

Dog show promoter. Worked as a travelling salesman for Spratt's. His first dog show was run in 1878 at the request of the French breeders at the Paris Exhibition. There followed some more on beh...

Person, Animals

1 memorial
Sugar

Sugar

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Animal, Animals

1 memorial
Patty Astley

Patty Astley

Wife of Philip; see there for more info. We cannot be certain that the image represents Patty.

Person, Animals, Theatre

1 memorial

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Rowland Hill - WC1 (Marchmont Association)

Rowland Hill - WC1 (Marchmont Association)

WC1, Cartwright Gardens, Commonwealth Hall

Installed by 19 September 2016, with little ceremony.

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
All Hallows the Less

All Hallows the Less

This medieval church was destroyed, along with most of the churches in the City, by the Great Fire in 1666. In 1670 Parliament passed a Rebuilding Act and a committee was set up under the stewardsh...

Building, Religion

1 memorial
Verlaine and Rimbaud

Verlaine and Rimbaud

NW1, Royal College Street, 8

Chosen as our featured memorial in July 2004. The decadent relationship lived by this outrageous pair has left a trail of plaques across ...

2 subjects commemorated
Upper North Street School - plaque 2

Upper North Street School - plaque 2

E14, Upper North Street, Mayflower School

Plaques 1 and 2 are inside the school and we are very grateful to Stan Kaye who enabled our visit. He also showed us a display of photogr...

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
King Leopold II of the Belgians

King Leopold II of the Belgians

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Person, Royalty, Belgium

1 memorial