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One of my favourite memorials is up at home on the Moors.
Robbie Leggott and Alfie Cockerill were shepherds on the Gisborough Estate. They travelled to London to join the Gren Guards.
Robbie died at the Somme (aged 17) Alfie was wounded at Ypres and succumbed in 1920.
Robbie Leggott and Alfie Cockerill were shepherds on the Gisborough Estate. They travelled to London to join the Gren Guards.
Robbie died at the Somme (aged 17) Alfie was wounded at Ypres and succumbed in 1920.
Another fave is this.
You have to understand just how disconnected Greenhow Hill would have been over a century ago.
Interesting as it commemorates men and women who answered the call.
You have to understand just how disconnected Greenhow Hill would have been over a century ago.
Interesting as it commemorates men and women who answered the call.
Memorials reflected the resources and skills available at the time.
Ripley is simple but in some way beautiful.
It lists both those who served and fell, note the proportions of dead to served.
Ripley is simple but in some way beautiful.
It lists both those who served and fell, note the proportions of dead to served.
East to Nunnington.
Here a blend of common forms with the names at the base.
Just around the corner from Nunnington Hall and Colonel Fife.
The photo is old so I think it has likely been weeded etc since then.
Here a blend of common forms with the names at the base.
Just around the corner from Nunnington Hall and Colonel Fife.
The photo is old so I think it has likely been weeded etc since then.
Inequality of funds and commemoration also existed.
Here Ashville College’s Memorial Hall and Cenotaph.
The addition of the brown stones is really lovely in the sunlight.
Here Ashville College’s Memorial Hall and Cenotaph.
The addition of the brown stones is really lovely in the sunlight.
North East to Studley Royal.
Here a memorial to the Chapel and canteen established by the Catholic Women’s League from Leeds.
The location was a highlight of Ripon’s sprawling Army Depot.
Here a memorial to the Chapel and canteen established by the Catholic Women’s League from Leeds.
The location was a highlight of Ripon’s sprawling Army Depot.
From Studley East to Sharrow.
A small church, and a tiny village back then, this is a beautiful but humble memorial.
A small church, and a tiny village back then, this is a beautiful but humble memorial.
Sharrow also was the inspiration for a reimagining of figures from the war.
Frank and Bones
Soldier and nurse
Soldier looking to the sky.
I think they’re beautiful. They still exist today, rusted by time.
Frank and Bones
Soldier and nurse
Soldier looking to the sky.
I think they’re beautiful. They still exist today, rusted by time.
The mud sculpture, exhibited in the cathedral, had dormant poppy seeds within.
The mud was broken up and sold with instructions on how to ‘rebirth’ the flowers.
The mud was broken up and sold with instructions on how to ‘rebirth’ the flowers.
Then, then there’s the Cathedral.
I spent A LOT of my early years in churches and Cathedrals - singing.
It was, to a degree, a sanctuary from many things. I still find it that way now.
Ripon’s Cathedral remains a vital community space - there is sorrow but also pride and hope
I spent A LOT of my early years in churches and Cathedrals - singing.
It was, to a degree, a sanctuary from many things. I still find it that way now.
Ripon’s Cathedral remains a vital community space - there is sorrow but also pride and hope
