Had Margaret been born male she probably wouldn’t have been buried in Teignmouth Old Cemetery. She would probably have been interred in the churchyard of the Dartington estate, Totnes. She would probably have had a memorial plaque in the church tower. Parliamentary history would have changed and who knows what else might have changed byContinue reading “Last of a Line – Margaret Champernowne”
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Lewis Ball – The Low Comedian
Introduction When I first spotted a small announcement of the death of a ‘Comedian’ the immediate vision that conjured up was a clichéd one of someone treading the boards of Victorian Old Time Music Hall. It couldn’t have been further from the truth. Within days news of his death had spread across the whole countryContinue reading “Lewis Ball – The Low Comedian”
Teignmouth Old Cemetery 