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Cement Menagerie
The garden of Fountain House in Branxton is known as the "Cement Menagerie" because of the large number of sculptures, mainly of animals, created by John Fairnington. He started the garden after he retired, in 1961, at the age of 80 to entertain his son who suffered with cerebral palsy.
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Shepherd and Sheep, The Cement Menagerie, Branxton
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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The beasts of Branxton
- Andrew Yale, Independent 1996. "ountain House in Branxton, Northumberland, is trying hard to be normal. It is small and neat, pebble-dashed on the back gable end, with a short path …
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Simon Cotterill
from Geograph (geograph)
Shepherd and Sheep, The Cement Menagerie, Branxton
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from http://www.independent.co.uk/…
The beasts of Branxton
- Andrew Yale, Independent 1996. "ountain House in Branxton, Northumberland, is trying hard to be normal. It is small and neat, pebble-dashed on the back gable end, with a short path …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
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