Canadians’ horses in Market Lavington

In this blog, we have often featured pictures of Australian and Canadian troops passing through Market Lavington on their way to fight in Europe during the First World War. For instance, here are Canadian troops in The Grove, near to St Mary’s Church in 1915.

A closer look shows many horse drawn vehicles.

We have recently discovered where some of these animals were stabled. At the eastern end of the High Street, near to Stobbarts Road, were the premises of the King family painters and decorators. Through the archway, we glimpse that there were buildings set behind.

Along the passageway, an arrow has been carved into the brickwork.

We discovered in a previous blog entry, The Bells, The Bells, that the arrow is a Ministry of Defence symbol.

We are told that the arrow in the brickwork at King’s was because Canadian horses were stabled in one of their buildings during the first World War.

Another time, we will look at some artefacts from the King’s business, which have been donated to the museum recently.