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Destruction of Park Chapel, 1848

October 12, 2020October 10, 2020 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

A hand-tinted print of a chapel on fire, surrounded by shocked onlookers, is not a common choice for framed prints, but still, one such copy found its way to me.

The Stowmarket Guncotton Explosion of 1871

September 5, 2020September 5, 2020 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

The Stowmarket Guncotton Explosion occurred on a Friday afternoon, on 11thAugust 1871. The explosion killed 28 and injured a further 70.

The Funeral of Fireman Wale

August 20, 2020 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

Fire Constable Arthur Wale lost his life aged 46 in the Derham Boot Factory fire of 1906...

Annie Fairlamb Mellon: The Geordie Medium.

August 5, 2020December 18, 2020 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ 1 Comment

Annie Fairlamb Mellon was one of the UK’s greatest materialisation mediums and is so rarely celebrated for her weird and wonderful claims.

Death By Coffin!

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

"Killed by a Coffin at Kensal Green Cemetery..."

A Day at Greenbank Cemetery, Bristol.

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ 7 Comments

Greenbank is a large Victorian Garden cemetery, but like so many others, has suffered from years of neglect.

Tiles and Victoriana at St Martin’s Church, Waithe.

December 29, 2019May 23, 2021 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

By a small turning off the A16, sits a little shrine to the Victorian Gothic.

Elizabeth Siddal – The Exhumed Muse

February 12, 2019July 26, 2020 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ 1 Comment

The 11th February marks the 157th anniversary of Lizzie Siddal’s death. While not exactly a household name, she is an icon, a muse, an artist and a beautifully tragic figure of the Victorian art world.

Cora L. V. Scott – Medium, Spiritualist, Icon.

August 6, 2018February 12, 2019 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ 6 Comments

This week on Burials and Beyond, I’d like to introduce you to Cora L V Scott, one of the most influential mediums in the 19thcentury spiritualist movement and the most famous Victorian you’ve never heard of.

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