Memorials and bikes

[booze and cake]

Memorial in Smithfield to Scottish freedom fighter William Wallace, who has hanged, drawn and quartered by the English near this spot on 23rd August 1305.

 

[PeteXXX]

I stopped at the water tower, in Mursley, on today's ride, and was surprised to see this plaque through the fence!

You can just see the row of wooden poppy crosses threaded through the fence, above my bike.

 

[uphillstruggler]

I stopped at the water tower, in Mursley, on today's ride, and was surprised to see this plaque through the fence!

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You can just see the row of wooden poppy crosses threaded through the fence, above my bike.

that one was due to be my next one, its a good spot and a sad story

 

[PeteXXX]

that one was due to be my next one, its a good spot and a sad story

I came across it totally by chance.
Yes, very sad, but good that the plaque is there in their memory.

 

[uphillstruggler]

I came across it totally by chance.
Yes, very sad, but good that the plaque is there in their memory.

its a good area to ride in too, fairly varied depending on route.

where had you been/to?

 

[PeteXXX]

its a good area to ride in too, fairly varied depending on route.

where had you been/to?

I was on my way from Berkhampstead to Northampton, for a change of scenery..

 

[uphillstruggler]

I was on my way from Berkhampstead to Northampton, for a change of scenery..

That's a great route, a mate lives in Berko (local parlance) so it's a decent Sunday ride

If you have the inclination, you could go from Northampton to Berko without touching tarmac but using the canal - it's one of my favourite rides unless they have been trimming the Hawthorns, then it's a bit longer time wise

 

[Dave 123]

French sailors memorial 1914/18. Brittany.

 

[kapelmuur]

An update, today being the 99th anniversary of the birth of Reg Harris I rode to Chelford to put some flowers on his grave and was delighted to find that the headstone had been refurbished.

It now looks splendid as I hope can be seen from the photo.

 

[pjd57]

in Lambhill cemetery this evening.
Pass this way a few days a week.
I'd just put my phone away when one of the resident deer popped out onto the path.
That's twice this week I've missed getting a picture.

 

[biggs682]

A couple of war memorials this morning

First is at Denford .

Second is at Achurch

 

[NorthernDave]

The war memorial in Clifford, this morning:

 

[Jenkins]

Something a little different.
You may remember the murders of five women by Steve Wright around the Ipswich area in 2006 - the bodies of three of the victims were found in woodland around Nacton & Levington villages, less than five miles from where I live. Ever since, there's been a couple of informal memorials by the roadside on the old Felixstowe Road and the one below is kept clear and maintained on a regular basis (including on Christmas Day as I noticed someone placing flowers last year as I went past). Unfortunately, the other one is no longer looked after and is only identifiable by a holly bush.

 

[biggs682]

Never spotted this memorial plaque before

I ride past on a regular basis going out or into Pitsford .

 

[ren531]

This is a memorial in Lancaster to all the slaves who lost there lives in Lancasters unfortunate and regretable involvment in the 18th century slave trade