The Cemetery and Church at Muncaster

The Church, surrounded by cemetery.

There are many headstones like this one,

and this one.

Some are quite fancy.

The Ramsden's married the Penningtons. Here lies Lord Ramsden.

And Lady Ramsden

I thought this was an interesting grave. Shaws are another of my family lines.

Here is an interesting headstone. It reads: MEM

This dear boy lost his life by a gun whilst amusing himself with it beside the river Esk. He came from London with his father who was suprentending the restoration of the castle.

The rear of the church is covered with plaques telling us about various Penningtons who are buried nearby. Some are quite old-1600's-and might have been known by my ancestors before they came to the colonies.

Inside the church.

The organ

The bell.

The bells story. You can click on any photo to enlarge it.

Inside the church there are more plaques lauding the Penningtons. Here are a couple.

My emmigrating ancestor was Henry Pennington 1610 London, England-1679 Cecil, Maryland
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Her Majesty's Yacht Britania

And look who is at the helm.

I wonder what is the message in Debenhams window?

The Royal Rolls

The Royal bucket. I don't know the story about this one. Perhaps Marcia does. I was too busy snapping photos to get the bucket story.

Aft deck where the family played. Sometimes the staff would even assemble a pool on this deck. The Chinese gold and white thingie was moved from an earlier Royal yacht belonging to Victoria.

The Royal Rattan. Patsy, this one is for you. Hail Rattania!

The Royal dining room. The Queen sat in the middle of the table in order to be more accessable to her guests.

This is just one of the many gifts that decorate the walls of this room.

This little boy and I thought this silver ship, HMS Thunderbird, was quite swell.

The Royal bedchamber. Queen Victoria had the coverlets made, and Elizabeth II thought they were just fine. Prince Phillip has the adjoining bedroom.

Just outside the bedrooms are family photos.

The young royal family.

This one is called, Three Generations.

The contemporary grown up royals.

George, the Queen Mother, and the two young princesses.

The Royal Barge.

Britania

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Owls of Muncaster

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