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Birthplace of the Lawnmower - Plaque in Wrong Place!

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I don't live far from the birthplace of the Lawnmower,  Thrupp near Stroud in Gloucestershire.

And often go to Stroud Museum and look at the site of Thrupp Mill,  Foundry, Ironworks, Brass Works.     Only building from Budding & Ferrabee's time is a stone bridge over a leat on the river Frome.

I've been doing a lot of research over the last few years on early mower history (helped greatly)

Saw in Grassbox and remember a few years ago that they unveiled a plaque at the Stroud Brewery at Thrupp, to show where Ferrabee & Budding designed and built the Buddings Patent Mower.  Unfortunately not in the correct location.

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