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Spirit of Sutterby Projects 

The aim of these projects is to tell the story of Sutterby - to research the past, to record the present and to give Sutterby a future through its past. 

 

For Sutterby, the chance to regain its social and historical landscape.
 

For those involved in the project, a chance to learn, explore, unearth, research, create & record.
 
Each project is overseen by a steering group, manned by volunteers and co-ordinated by a volunteer with the guidance of professionals.

Project Objectives

  • Produce an in-depth research report & short readable narrative,

  • Create a website & photographic gallery,

  • Develop a wildlife friendly churchyard,

  • Form a 'Friends of Sutterby' group.

Project Steering Group

 

Julia Brocklehurst Tel : 01507 464958      Select here to send an email to Julia

 

David Stonehouse Tel : 01790 754774     Select here to send an email to David

 

Dave Start Tel : 01507 480620        Select here to send an email to Dave

 

Denise Wheatley Tel : 01790 754079    Select here to send an email to Denise

 

Geoff Wheatley Tel : 01790   754079     Select here to send an email to Geoff

Natural History

Natural History

  • Explore and identify the wildlife

  • Develop the churchyard as a wildlife haven

  • Gather records on a monthly basis

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The Church

The Church

  • Research the history of the church, both social and ecclesiastical.

  • Investigate and record the church building and architecture.

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The Churchyard

The Churchyard

  • Survey the churchyard

  • Search for buried gravestones

  • Record the gravestones

  • Identify some local families and investigate their family and social history

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The Parish Boundary

The Parish Boundary

The parish with its local parish church is the basic unit of the Church of England. The parish within the Church of England structure has its roots in the Roman Catholic Church and survived the Reformation largely untouched.

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The Village

The Village

  • Explore the lost village by means of archival, aerial & archaeological research

  • Undertake a map regression

  • Explore the layout of the village, including surviving buildings

  • Research the village development and changes in terms of both buildings and population.

  • Research the history of the village.

  • Investigate and record the settlement.

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