Cholera burial ground

November 2007

Memorial inscription to Sarah Buckley – detail

The cholera burial ground is a small grassed area close to York station. York residents like me barely give it a second thought, having passed it so many times. Visitors to the city arriving … More …

Kohima memorial, Dean’s Park

November 2007

Poppy and wooden cross

In Dean’s Park, by York Minster, are a series of stone archways, obviously a remnant of a medieval building. This remaining wall faces the north side of the Minster, across the park that in summer is … More …

Lieutenant Gentle Vickers

Headstone – Gentle Vickers. Click to enlarge.

He bravely fought memorable battles, despite being christened with a first name not particularly suggestive of a military career.

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Thomas Gowland

2007

Churchyard of St Mary Bishophill Senior, York

Headstone – Thomas Gowland. Click to enlarge.

SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
THOMAS GOWLAND
GUARD ON THE YORK & NORTH MIDLAND
RAILWAY WHOSE DEATH WAS THE
RESULT OF … More …