A single white rose is to be left at the Scott statue in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to mark the centenary of Scott's ill fated expedition to the … [Read more...]
Major T.P.Gray – Dalston, Cumbria
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January 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Major T.P. Gray is buried in the graveyard of Dalston Church in North Cumbria. His grave is marked by a single, slightly damaged white stone with his … [Read more...]
Moses Carpenter in Middlesbrough, NE England
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January 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Moses Carpenter died in 1889 and is buried in Linthorpe Cemetery, Middlesbrough in the north east of England. On the face of it this seems an … [Read more...]
British Newspaper Archive now online
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December 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Up to 4 million pages of historical newspapers now searchable online at the British Newspaper Archive. This valuable and fascinating facility will … [Read more...]
The Animals in War Memorial
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November 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A powerful and moving tribute to all the animals that served, suffered and died alongside the British, Commonwealth and Allied forces in the wars and … [Read more...]
John Wesley memorial – Newcastle
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November 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Wesley Square on the quayside in Newcastle upon Tyne includes a memorial obelisk to John Wesley, who first preached on Tyneside in May … [Read more...]
History of the Scottish National War Memorial
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November 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Listing every Scots serviceman and woman killed since 1914, the Scottish National War Memorial is a unique and hugely impressive building, housed … [Read more...]
Honouring Ireland`s war dead
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Members of the public who are related to Commonwealth war casualties buried in Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin are being urged to help in a project to … [Read more...]
Ireby, Cumbria – War memorial
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October 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In the sleepy agricultural village of Ireby in Cumbria, is the Parish church dedicated to St James. A monument to the fallen in World War I and II … [Read more...]
Ettleton Cemetery Inscriptions
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One of our readers has kindly provided us with a document detailing the burials at Ettleton Cemetery in Newcastleton. Newcastleton sits on the … [Read more...]
