A hand-painted Roll of Honour from the Great War was discovered in an attic in Levens village, Cumbria in 2010. The painting is on art board, … [Read more...]
Hobbit Graveyard
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November 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The church yard of St. Michael's in Dalston, Cumbria could have come straight out of a novel by J.R.R Tolkien. In the mists of an autumn … [Read more...]
Wellington Pit memorial
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July 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A memorial is erected a hundred years after a fatal explosion at Wellington Pit in Whitehaven. High on the cliff tops overlooking Whitehaven town … [Read more...]
Bewcastle Memorials
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May 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The monument inscriptions from the graveyard of St. Cuthbert's, Bewcastle in Cumbria, is a valuable resource to all those researching their border … [Read more...]
Richard S. Ferguson Chancellor of Carlisle
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March 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Situated to the right of the church entrance door to St Michael's Church, Stanwix, is a much different type of tombstone, dedicated to Richard Saul. … [Read more...]
Archie Armstrong Court Jester
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January 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Archibald Armstrong "Archie or Archy," as his name suggests, came from the infamous Border Reiving clan and although originally he would ply his time … [Read more...]
Maj.-Gen. Sir George Frederick Johnson
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August 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Maj.-Gen. Sir George Frederick Johnson is buried in his local graveyard of St Mary's church, Walton, Brampton, Cumbria. Decorated with the … [Read more...]
The Animals of Dalemain
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July 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Nestling in a tranquil corner of the Low Gardens of Dalemain historic house in Penrith, Cumbria, is a delightful, small and understated resting place … [Read more...]
