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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Little seems to have been published on the internet about this drinking fountain in Grasmere.

Wordsworth drinking fountain - Grasmere

Situated just opposite the Wordsworth Trust buildings, in the village of Grasmere in Cumbria, the monument is in memory of  Wordsworth.  

Given that the famous poet William Wordsworth lived some 500m at one stage from this memorial, maybe it is in memory of him however, we can not be certain of this?

Fresh cool lakeland water cascades from a brass tap in to a stone basin.  Above the tap is the date 1889.

No details seem to indicate what this date signifies, as it is almost 40 years after the death of William Wordsworth, the major romantic poet.

A stone canopy keeps the basin free from most of the Cumbrian weather and any debris.  This has the  inscription ‘In Memory of Wordsworth.’

From the basin the water trickles, in a sort of overflow way, through the upright canopy wall to the left and into a larger open basin, possible for a horse or large animal to drink from.

Wordsworth drinking fountain - Grasmere

The clever design of this drinking station still has one further use for the water as it drops from the large basin into a small receptical from which a hound or dog could drink from.

From here the water leaves the multi-use watering station and exits to a drain at ground level.

Situated to the right of the canopy area, is a long flat stone a few centimeters off the ground supported on stone pillars.  We are not sure what this would be for as it seems too low for a seat and not high enough for mounting a horse from.

A guess would be that it could be to act as a small riser to help pack goods onto a mule or pony.  But this is purely a suggestion.  Maybe someone can let us know via the comments?

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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

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.  This roll is collected in what is known as the Dormont Book.

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

Crown and Mitre - Carlisle

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.

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Full Text of Woodrow Wilson and his life.