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▲ 4 r/VictorianEra

In life always brave, Fighting like a Lion; In Death like a Lamb, Tranquil in Zion- the effigy of William "Bendigo" Thompson, who has a city in Australia named after him

William Thompson lives 1811-1880. A famed bare knuckle boxer, who has a town Bendigo in Australia (population 105,000) named after him.

u/Over-Willingness-933 — 2 days ago
▲ 18 r/VictorianEra

Town Mission Ragged School, Nottingham UK built 1858 for poor children who could not afford an education (prior to compulsory free education in the 1870s)

This is rare in the UK, it's now home to Nottingham Wildlife Trust. If you magnify, you can see the date of the school.

u/Over-Willingness-933 — 3 days ago
▲ 507 r/medieval

Lichfield Cathedral, the only 3 Spire Gothic Cathedral in England build in 1300s.

There is a row of English kings

u/Over-Willingness-933 — 5 days ago
▲ 170 r/MedievalHistory+1 crossposts

The Blithfield Sallet, Lichfield, UK. Last used by Richard Bagot who died in Bosworth Field in 1485

Sallet is a variation of the 14th century bescinet. Only 2 in England.

u/Over-Willingness-933 — 5 days ago