Henry was an interesting chap in his own right, but this is yet another grave where side quests are inevitable and unavoidable when you’re trying to piece things together. When we first began clearing the yard we found a saucepan near this particular grave and someone distractedly balanced it on top of the lancet, with …
This story was originally told as part of our “Dead for the Holidays” 2023 tour. We stand here before the grave of Fanny Mitchell, whose story is touching one. Starting at the beginning… Fanny Steel was born in Buckinghamshire in 1866. She was the youngest of the 11 children of John and Harriet, who hailed …
This grave tells a story of how substance abuse can often be a family affair, and is a sad story of age not necessarily conferring strength against such things. James Hardman was born in 1842. According to the census he was born on the Lancashire side of the border, just as his future wife Emma …
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This post initially focuses on Jack Clegg, one of the subjects of our 2023 Holocaust Memorial Day tour. Following his story below we will return to the rest of his family – and don’t think it isn’t worth continuing to read, because we’re going to touch on a number of famous (occasionally infamous) figures. It …
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