Charles Cruft (showman)
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Charles Alfred Cruft was a British showman who founded the Crufts dog show. Cruft first became involved with dogs when he began to work at Spratt's, a manufacturer of dog biscuits. He rose to the posi
A photograph of Charles Cruft, published in 1902
An 1876 advert for Spratt's Patent Meat Fibrine Dog Cakes, featuring the cross "trademark" that Cruft introduced
Dogs on display at the 1891 Cruft's dog show
A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel at the Crufts dog show in 2007
Highgate Cemetery
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Highgate Cemetery is a place of burial in North London, England, designed by architect Stephen Geary. There are approximately 170,000 people buried in around 53,000 graves across the West and East sid
Charles Cruft (showman)
…shows", and comparisons with the American showman P. T. Barnum. The funeral occurred on 21 September. Cruft was buried in a tomb in the western area of Highgate Cemetery, London. It would become Grade II listed on 14 May 1974. The London Borough of Islington placed a plaque commemorating Charles Cruft at Ashurst Lodge…
Highgate Cemetery (East) (c. 2010)
Tombs near the Circle of Lebanon crypts at Highgate Cemetery West, London.
Entrance to the Egyptian Avenue, Highgate Cemetery West
Circle of Lebanon, Highgate Cemetery West