Gargrave churchyard
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Gargrave churchyard
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton Taken: 29 Jun 2008
The simple granite cross in the centre marks the grave of the Rt. Hon. Iain McLeod, M.P. He died only three weeks after assuming the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer in the newly-elected Heath government of 1970. Born in Skipton in 1913, McLeod was a fine man and a moderate Conservative politician in the best traditions of Benjamin Disraeli. He was widely expected to succeed Edward Heath as party leader, and, had he survived to do so, history could have taken a very different course in this country.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.981383
Longitude
-2.103043