Keith Percy Ridout - Coppice Street - Shaftesbury, Dorset
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A memorial bench to 'Farmer Keith' (Keith Ridout) on Coppice Street / Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury.
Waymark Code: WMWR8R
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/06/2017
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A memorial bench to 87 year old retired farmer Keith Ridout ('Farmer Keith') who was murdered near this place in 2004.
A BBC news article is here (
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It is an upsetting story, and a sad reflection on society today.
The bench itself, situated on the corner of Coppice Street and Salisbury Street, is of wrought iron and shows a 'farming scene' of cattle in a field. In the arm rests is a cider press and the other a flagon of cider.