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A FAT HOG: This is to give notice that there is to be seen at the Dolphin in Dover a very surprising Fat Hog... he is allowed to be the largest in the kingdom at this time ... he is 8 feet long, 7 feet in girth and 10 hands high; and is promising at present as if he would come to 40 score in a short time. All persons who come to see this noble sight, the lowest price is 1d; gentlemen and ladies, not under 2d... so remarkable the sight of this kind has not been seen in this county for many years.
Likewise there is a stock of good beer in the house.
(Kentish Gazette Oct 3 - 6 1786, p.1 col.2. half way down)
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Mrs DARBY
"DOG AND DUCK"
Tea Gardens & Bowling Green
(near the Sea Bathing Infirmary)
MARGATE
Ales & Spirits of the Best Quality. Tea and Coffee
Chops and Steaks
Good Beds
To be seen here, the LARGEST HOG in England, length 9-feet 5 and half inches,
height 3-feet 3 and half inches. "No charge to persons having refreshments".
(printed in Kent FHS Journal September 1985, page 266, sent in by S.Edwards)
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Thanks for that Kath. Sometimes we do 'Reap what we Sow'.
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Tom.
You certainly know your swine
It is the grand old Oxford Sandy & Black
This pig is sometimes referred to as the "Plum Pudding or Oxford Forest Pig" and is one of the oldest British pig breeds, it has existed for 200-300 years.
Kath.
This could have been one of your mythical beasts from your lovely adverts.
Here is another swine for you to sus out.
This one has a interesting name.
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Jan Higgins
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Is it a Mangalitsas although the snout looks to long.
How about this one which is most peculiar, I must learn how to post a picture.
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Well done Jan your the winner this time
The pig shown above is a Mangalitza or Woolly Pig found in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Romania and Switzerland.
Below is your porkie.
Pig in a blanket: Buddy, one of the Mangalitza sheep-pigs that have been delivered to a zoo in Essex
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This one is from further a field, lol.
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A 'Welsh' at a guess. I think the one you show Gary is the long wheel-base variety.
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Tom.
It is the Welsh Sow.
The earliest references to a Welsh pig comes from the 1870's, when there was a considerable trade in Welsh and Shropshire pigs into Cheshire, for fattening on milk by-products.
The Welsh pigs(heard that cry before somewhere) are generally a yellow-white but some are spotted black and white.
They are still known for their hardiness and ability to thrive under a wide variety of conditions, both indoor and outside.
Did I mention these are all Pedigree Pigs?
This next one reminds me of Amos Brearley, what do you think?
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They're all lovely, I would like one as a pet !!!
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