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Bronte Buildings
Numerous buildings inspired the Bronte siblings in their written work. This blog will mainly focus on Charlotte and the various autobiographical details included in Jane Eyre, first published in 1847. Cowan Bridge Fans of the Brontes, and in particular the novel Jane Eyre written by Charlotte, understand that buildings and stories they’ve encountered often make…
Read MoreAmy Johnson, Hull’s Aviator
Amy Johnson was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. This is a distance of over 10,000 miles during a time when aeroplanes are made of wood and canvas. Her connections to Hull and Bridlington are well known. Amy was born in Hull on 1st July 1903 in St George’s Road, Hull. She…
Read MoreSir Ernest Shackleton & the Hull Connection
Sir Ernest Shackleton and the Hull Connection … Five Crew Members had connections to the port. Ernest Shackleton, the ‘boss’ of the Antarctic explorer whose Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition from 1914 to 1917, is one of the world’s best-known explorers and this polar foray forms one of the most incredible stories of polar survival. Shackleton reaches…
Read MoreDiscovering Mary Shelley’s Grave in Bournemouth
Having visited Bournemouth several times to see family, I took a stroll around St Peter’s church and churchyard, which are both close to the town centre. Here, I discovered the grave of Mary Shelley (she who penned ‘Frankenstein’), along with other members of her family. While I don’t attend church, I like exploring churches and…
Read MoreThe Greens of Grasmere
Fell walkers will be familiar with Grasmere, one of the most picturesque villages in the Lake District National Park. Its simple chapel, St Oswald’s, the cool slow-flowing stream, surrounded by towering mountains, waterfalls and tarns. Grasmere is picture perfect. If you head to St Oswald’s churchyard, no doubt you’d head straight for the gravestones of…
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