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Mural

Wright’s Dairy - Old Church Street - mural 2 - mower

Inscription

Ye early mower whets his scythe.

The text is misleading - ye early mower is actually whetting his whistle.

Site: Wright’s Dairy - Old Church Street (5 memorials)

SW3, Old Church Street, 38-48, The Old Diary

We've numbered the lovely tiled panels left to right.

See our page about the dairy for our attempt to understand the geography of the site with reference to a 1865 map.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Wright’s Dairy - Old Church Street - mural 2 - mower

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Wright’s Dairy - Chelsea

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Wright’s Dairy - Old Church Street - mural 2 - mower

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Wright’s Dairy - Old Church Street -  cow's head on set back building

Wright’s Dairy - Old Church Street - cow's head on set back building

In Google satellite view you can see that the set-back building originally ha...

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Wright’s Dairy - Old Church Street - mural 3 - milkmaid

Wright’s Dairy - Old Church Street - mural 3 - milkmaid

The milkmaid carries her milking pail on her head and her milking stool on he...

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