Calbourne, Isle of Wight
SIR BARRINGTON SIMEON BART
1850 – 1909
ERECTED BY HIS FRIENDS AT HOME
TO THE WORK THAT’S NEAREST, THO TIS DULL AT WHILES
HELPING WHEN WE MEET THEM, LAME DOGS OVER STILES
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| Location | North-west corner of Sun Hill and Elm Lane, outside the Sun Inn. |
| Side inscription | IN MEMORY OF SIR BARRINGTON SIMEON BART 1850 – 1909 ERECTED BY HIS FRIENDS AT HOME TO THE WORK THAT’S NEAREST, THO TIS DULL AT WHILES HELPING WHEN WE MEET THEM, LAME DOGS OVER STILES |
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| Comments | This is not an MDFCTA trough and has been included for completeness only. The verse is attributed to Charles Kingsley. |