Dog Cemetery - Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, UK - Pet Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

The De Grey family's cherished dogs are all buried here in the dog cemetery. The family lived at the Wrest Park estate from the 13th century to 1917. Today the estate is owned by English Heritage. The cemetery is located along a straight path with Long Water nearby.

There are sixteen graves here with the following dogs and inscriptions; some are very hard to read, words illegible are represented by ...... :

Douban?
Belonging to Lady Cowper
Died 24th Nov. 1876
Aged 17
Her faithful ...... favourite

Freuah
Belonging to the
Countess Cowper
Aged 10
1878

In memory of Una
the ......... dog
of Lady Florence
Cowper
Died ........
1891

In Memory of Little Dick
the favourite dog of
Lady Annabel
Cowper

Lancey?
The favourite dog of
Lady ..........
1875

Busy
Died June 29th 1887?
The favourite dog of
..............

Fury
Died January 29th?
1835?

Dorrock
Died May ... 18..
The favourite dog of
..............

Phedra
Died February ....

Tiger
Died .......

Nissy
Died
December
1816

Kelpie
Belonging to
The .........

In memory of Tottie
the favourite dog
of the
.........

Dandy
...............
1861

Petsy
Died
August
.......

Pet
.............
The favourite dog
.............

Dandy and Little Dick have their own statues in the gardens of Wrest Park, they are held in the arms of some of the De Grey children.

Also included in the dog cemetery is a dog statue on a plinth, made from Ketton stone. This dates to the mid 19th century. This is a Grade II Listed feature, listed on 10th January 1985. As ongoing improvements and restoration is undertaken in Wrest Park the dog cemetery will be preserved and improved.

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