Episode 4 - St George's Field

Welcome to No Heathen Land, Episode 4

I hope you've enjoyed Halloween month, but round here, it's always kinda spooky. I'm delighted to share this chat with you, with artist and researcher Morticia.

Morticia researches and creates artworks on culture and customs surrounding death and mourning; in this episode she guides me through the history of St George's Field in Leeds, a cemetery set up in 1833, now encased by the University of Leeds campus. Morticia also highlights the headstones of two intriguing women buried in St George's Field. We visited the cemetery to record 'on location' in August of this year (2021) and it was a beautiful day, as this episode goes out the seasons have changed significantly so our chat fits the spooky autumn vibes perfectly.

Some information and sources for this episode:-

The University of Leeds' collection page containing information and archives about St George's Field:

https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections/collection/706

Leeds' author Chris Nickson's blogpost on the fascinating Ann Carr:

https://chrisnickson.co.uk/2021/07/28/forgotten-women-of-leeds-ann-carr/

Morticia's blog:

https://ladylugosi.blogspot.com

You can find Morticia on Twitter @ladylugosi and on Instagram @ladylugosi13

Be sure to follow the podcast on Twitter @noheathenland for photos from the cemetery from the day of recording

Thanks as always goes to @iony_tommi for the artwork for this podcast and for editing assistance.

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