2009

NY4056 : The grave of Dean Tait's five young daughters

taken 17 years ago, near to Carlisle, Cumbria, England

The grave of Dean Tait's five young daughters
The grave of Dean Tait's five young daughters
Archibald Campbell Tait was Dean of Carlisle Cathedral from 1849-1856. Tragedy struck the Dean and his wife Catharine in the spring of 1856, when five of their daughters contracted scarlet fever and died in the space of 5 weeks. Their ages ranged from 1 to 10 years. A son and infant daughter survived. For a closer look at part of the inscription see Link .
A. C. Tait went on to become Archbishop of Canterbury - for biography see LinkExternal link .
The grave is situated in the churchyard of St. Michael the Archangel, Stanwix, parts of which are now managed as a wildlife area.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Rose and Trev Clough and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Burial ground, Crematorium Place: Stanwix Person: Archibald Campbell Tait Category: Graves other tags: Childrens Graves Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Closer Look [3] Other Photos: · Detail of inscription on the grave of Dean Tait's daughters ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
NY4056, 358 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Rose and Trev Clough   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 17 September, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 26 September, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 4018 5698 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:54.2365N 2:56.0661W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 4017 5698
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image classification(about): Geograph
This page has been viewed about 785 times