Wakefield Grave
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Wakefield Grave
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 13 May 2021
The headstone in St Peter's churchyard leans at a precarious angle but the inscription is legible. It commemorates Sarah Ann Wakefield and her husband George 'station master Blyth Bridge' (sic). They died in 1883 and 1889 respectively. It is fairly unusual for headstones to mention the occupation of the deceased, but in Victorian times the station master would have been a person of substance in the village. Blythe Bridge still has a station but nowadays there are no staff.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.967426
Longitude
-2.059218