"Marco, Mina, beloved companions of Edward Elgar." Mina was a Cairn Terrier and gave her name to Elgar's final work, an orchestral elegy. Because Lady Elgar hated dogs, Sir Edward had to board his animals with his sister until his wife's death in 1920. After that, when he dined at home, his two dogs had places set for them at the table. They are buried on the right hand side of the gate, as one leaves the cottage where Sir Edward was born for the Elgar Centre, opened in the year 2000.
"Marco, Mina, beloved companions of Edward Elgar." Mina was a Cairn Terrier and gave her name to Elgar's final work, an orchestral elegy. Because Lady Elgar hated dogs, Sir Edward had to board his animals with his sister until his wife's death in 1920. After that, when he dined at home, his two dogs had places set for them at the table. They are buried on the right hand side of the gate, as one leaves the cottage where Sir Edward was born for the Elgar Centre, opened in the year 2000.
Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine
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