seaJane Posted 9 June , 2018 Share Posted 9 June , 2018 It seems that Wilfred Owen spent his last birthday at Ripon. The chapel in the north west corner of the cathedral is now a chapel for the armed forces and has a quotation from him on the reredos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D J Brown Posted 3 August , 2019 Share Posted 3 August , 2019 Yes he did... to mark 100 years of the end of the Great War his own personal bugle was brought over from France to be played in Ripon Cathedral at the closing event of the fields of mud, seeds of hope memorial. I was fortunate enough to be there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 3 August , 2019 Author Share Posted 3 August , 2019 Wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudsey63 Posted 4 August , 2019 Share Posted 4 August , 2019 I was a student in Ripon in the 80’s. We studied the war poets (in Amsterdam, long story) and when we got back to Ripon I went on my own little pilgrimage to find the house he had stayed in. Just one part of what sparked my interest in the Great War. Thank you for the photos, I haven’t been back there for some years but will go into the Cathedral next time we have a reunion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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