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Discovering 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…
Read MoreCharlotte Bronte’s Seaside Visits
Charlotte and Anne Bronte visited the Yorkshire Coast on several occasions during their lifetimes. Their visits included trips to Scarborough, Bridlington, Filey and other locations. Charlotte’s first ‘holiday’ took place in Bridlington, or Burlington as it was then called, in 1839. Sadly, just a decade later, in May 1849, her younger sister Anne died in…
Read More‘Carry Your Case, Sir?’
The Barrow Boys and Girls of the Yorkshire Coast As a new working week begins, it was a real honour to attend the official book launch of ‘Carry Your Case, Sir? The Barrow Boys and Girls of the Yorkshire Coast’. This took place on Friday 3rd October 2025 at Bridlington’s beautiful railway station, with the…
Read MoreThe Inskips of Scarborough
John Inskip, born 1833, died 1909 Born in Leicestershire, John Inskip arrived in Scarborough in the early 1850s. Photography was a burgeoning business in the mid to late Victorian era. The early Inskip family members were well known for their Carte de Visite photographs These were printed onto small cards and were supposed to capture…
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