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Photograph or image of Persimmon: Statue of race horse "Persimmon" at Sandringham A bronze statue of the race horse Persimmon outside the royal stables at Sandr

Pet Garden

Persimmon

A Memory Realm virtual pet garden honoring Persimmon, remembered for Racehorse, Royal racing history, British sports history.

1893 - 1908Sandringham, England, United Kingdom
Photograph or image of Persimmon: Identifier : horsebreedershan00osbo ( find matches ) Title : Horse-breeder's handbook : together with a history of the rise an
Identifier : horsebreedershan00osbo ( find matches ) Title : Horse-breeder's handbook : together with a history of the rise and progress of the British stud... Year : 1898 ( 1890s William Albert Rouch, https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14757131656/ Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/horsebreedershan00osbo/horsebreedershan00osbo#page/n7/mode/1up, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Persimmon Is Remembered

Persimmon is remembered for racehorse, royal racing history, british sports history. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this horse remains part of animal, cultural, scientific, or public memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Pet Garden in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm pet garden turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D pet garden connected to Persimmon.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Sandringham, England, United Kingdom is used as a broad spatial reference for this pet garden because it is connected to Persimmon's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

The persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros. The most widely cultivated of these is the Chinese, Korean, and Japanese kaki persimmon, Diospyros kaki. In 2023, China produced 80% of the world's persimmons.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

Photos

Photograph or image of Persimmon: Racehorses No.10: Caricature of Persimmon , champion racehorse.. Caption reads: "Persimmon"

Racehorses No.10: Caricature of Persimmon , champion racehorse.. Caption reads: "Persimmon"

Thomas Percy Earl, Vanity Fair , 24 November 1909 Digitised version from : theakston-thomas, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Photograph or image of Persimmon: The Prince of Wales (future King Edward VII) with his racehorse, Persimonn, trainer Richard Marsh and jockey, John Watts.

The Prince of Wales (future King Edward VII) with his racehorse, Persimonn, trainer Richard Marsh and jockey, John Watts.

William Albert Rouch, Watson, Alfred Edward Thomas (1911) King Edward VII. as a sportsman , London : Longmans, Green and Co, pp. 164−165, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Photograph or image of Persimmon: A race horse and jockey to right in a field. 1896 Hand-coloured lithograph

A race horse and jockey to right in a field. 1896 Hand-coloured lithograph

After: Alfred Charles Havell Published by: S W Fores, https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1920-0512-78, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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