Churchyard, Church of St Gregory, Kirknewton
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Description
"In the foreground, to the south west of the Church, is a mausoleum built for the Davison family in the late 18th century. Alexander Davison was Chandler and friend to Horatio Nelson – his monument can be seen on Lanton Hill across the valley [[1386078]]. The story of Davison and Nelson is told in the book, 'Nelson's Purse', by Martyn Downer (Bantam Press, 2004) http://www.martyndowner.com/books/hello-world/ The churchyard also has a grave for Josephine Butler (social reformer; 1828-1906) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Butler The centenary of her death in 2006 was marked with a new stained glass window and metal bindweed sculpture in the church porch." Photo by Andrew Curtis, 2010. -
Owner
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License
What does this mean? Creative Commons License
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Further information
Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1737711
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 7 years, 9 months ago
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Picture Taken: 2010-03-05 -
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