Death of a King – Burgh by Sands
King Edward I - Statue. Burgh by Sands
Every year thousands of people pass through the small village of Burgh by Sands on their walk along the Hadrian’s Wall National Trail but few people realise the significance of the place.
For it is here that an English king, Edward I, died and is now remembered with a monument and statue.
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The President visits Carlisle
Attached to the side of the former Carlisle City Church in Lowther Street, Carlisle is this tablet to commemorate the visit of a President to the City.
Plaque on building in Lowther Street. Carlisle
Crown and Mitre - Carlisle, visited on the 29th December 1918.
As part of his ‘Pilgrimage of the Heart’ in 1918, President Woodrow Wilson visited the area where his mother, Janet (Jessie or Jeanie) Woodrow Wilson, was born.
President Woodrow Wilson, was the 28th President of the USA.
Upon arriving in Carlisle, by train, the President made his way to The Crown and Mitre Hotel where he signed the freemen’s roll.
The party then visited Annetwell Street where he saw the site of his late grandfathers chapel.
Later in the day The President was asked to address those gathered at the Lowther Street Congretational Church by the Pastor Rev. Edward Booth.
A full description of the visit is available via The New York Times.
This was the second visit to the city. His first was as an unknown tourist in the 1890’s.
The Presidential link to the City
Janet Woodrow, (his mother) was the daughter of the Rev. Thomas Woodrow and his first wife, Marion Williamson.
The Reverend Thomas Woodrow M.A., was a Scottish Presbyterian minister. It is said he was the first of his family to leave Scotland in over 500 years.
He preached at a church in Annetwell Street, Carlisle, between February 1820 and June 1835.
In 1836 the family emigrated to New York.
More about the Presidential visit to the UK
According to the US State Department of State President Woodrow Wilson also met with Met with Prime Minister Lloyd George and King George V during his visit to the UK between December 26-31, 1918.
Further information
Full Text of Woodrow Wilson and his life.
