Dandy - Weston-super-Mare Railway Station’s Charity Collection Dog

One day in around 1923 a stray spaniel wandered into Weston-super-Mare Railway Station.  He was adopted by the staff who worked there. They named him Dandy, provided him with a kennel and put a charity collection box around his neck.  He spent the next five years mingling with people on the station platforms.  By the time he died on 16^th January 1928, he had raised many hundreds of pounds for the GWR Widows and Orphans Fund.  He was buried at the end of one of the platforms. 

A memorial plaque to Dandy can still be seen mounted on the wall in the waiting room at the railway station.

Dandy the Spaniel

Dandy's Memorial Plaque