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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Beer garden dig to find circus elephant


by Simon Gaskell, Wales


On SundayApr 10 2011 A BEER garden is being dug up to search for a legendary Victorian circus elephant. The garden at the Talbot Hotel pub in Tregaron is being excavated by 10 people from the University of Wales Trinity St David on the hunt for the elephant. It is thought it was buried behind the pub after dying on tour having fallen ill after drinking contaminated water in the Ceredigion town in 1848.Read More http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/04/10/beer-garden-dig-to-find-circus-elephant-91466-28492484/#ixzz1J7N0mmjF

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