Comments on: At The Pet Cemetery https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/08/06/at-the-pet-cemetery-i/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 07 Aug 2023 14:33:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Irene Lilian Pugh https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/08/06/at-the-pet-cemetery-i/#comment-1517736 Mon, 07 Aug 2023 14:33:28 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196558#comment-1517736 Never knew this cemetery existed. I loved the story of Mary the wartime Pigeon. Sadly once their owners pass on – the graves become neglected.

]]> By: Cherub https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/08/06/at-the-pet-cemetery-i/#comment-1517612 Sun, 06 Aug 2023 13:48:27 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196558#comment-1517612 I had no idea this existed, so I asked my husband and he says he remembered it from childhood. I like the dedication above the gateway.

My brother has neighbours who have a little graveyard in a discreet part of their garden for their much loved terriers, it’s very pretty.

]]> By: Leana Pooley https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/08/06/at-the-pet-cemetery-i/#comment-1517611 Sun, 06 Aug 2023 13:43:23 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196558#comment-1517611 Ooo-ooo! The lump in my throat!

]]> By: Marnie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/08/06/at-the-pet-cemetery-i/#comment-1517600 Sun, 06 Aug 2023 11:33:52 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196558#comment-1517600 Some headstones in this pretty little cemetery are in a sorry state–damaged, lying on the ground,

surrounded by straggly vegetation and clutter.

I do hope that someone can forward GA’s photographic tribute to these loved and missed critters

to the head maintenance person and s/he will send a team post haste to set the headstones

right.

]]> By: DR. CHARLES JENKINS https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/08/06/at-the-pet-cemetery-i/#comment-1517598 Sun, 06 Aug 2023 11:32:16 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196558#comment-1517598 A wonderful series of photographs. I am even more sad that I can no longer travel, as I would love to return to London if only to visit this cemetery.

]]> By: Milo https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/08/06/at-the-pet-cemetery-i/#comment-1517588 Sun, 06 Aug 2023 10:08:32 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196558#comment-1517588 “A celebratory fly-past of racing pigeons…”
I bet that would raise the hairs on the back of ones neck and a tear to the eye. On a practical note they should have tried that as a back up plan when the rain washed out all those high tech planes at the Kings inaugural’s.

]]> By: David Hall https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/08/06/at-the-pet-cemetery-i/#comment-1517584 Sun, 06 Aug 2023 09:11:33 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196558#comment-1517584 Wonderful…..very touching …..but couldnt Sir Brucie have got a trollie fixed up for poor Rusty ?

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