In memory of the uncounted millions of animals who died, not of foot and mouth, but of the cure for foot and mouth.
The first memorial was obviously sinking into the ground when our photograph was taken in 2013. We returned in 2015 and photographed the replacement, but we do not know exactly when the switch happened.
SE10, Ballast Quay, Ballast Quay communal garden
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Foot-and-mouth epidemic - new memorial
Foot and mouth disease (aphthae epizooticae) is an infectious disease that af...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Foot-and-mouth epidemic - new memorial
The first memorial was obviously sinking into the ground when our...
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Our picture comes from a nearby information board and shows Mohegan-Pequot four-domed medallion (or rosette) and trail motifs. The medal...
The first memorial was obviously sinking into the ground when our photograph was taken in 2013, but we cannot discover when i...
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