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Edward Elgar, George Robertson Sinclair, and Dan blue plaque

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Edward Elgar, George Robertson Sinclair, and Dan blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: Near this spot occurred, in 1898, the incident depicted in Variation No.11 of Sir Edward Elgar's Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma). Dan, a bulldog belonging to Dr. George Robertson Sinclair, Organist of the Cathedral, fell in the river during a walk with "G. R. S." and his friend, the composer.

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