Hyde Daily Photo Volume 2 follows on from Hyde Daily Photo Volume 1 (2006-2011). Additional material and links to other sites can be found on Hyde DP Xtra. Non-contemporary material can be found on Old Hyde. Unless otherwise stated, all photographs on this site are copyright © Gerald England.

Monday, 14 November 2011

Clarke Memorials in St George's


In the entrance porch to St George's church, are two memorials to Hyde John Clarke and his wife Ann. In a recent BBC documentary in the "Who Do You Think You Are" series he was revealed as the great-great-great-great-grandfather of Sebastian Coe and the illegitimate son of a slave trader.

Above them are the bottoms of the stone steps that lead up the church tower to the bell-ringing chamber.

You can learn more about Hyde John Clarke on Old Hyde and see a closer view of the memorials on Hyde DP Xtra.

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