Yorkshire

So I’ve been dipping in and out of a project recently that began, quite without intention, a number of years ago where I document the plaques left in memorial to loved ones on benches that I happened to pass as I was out and about on various other jobs or projects. What started out as a couple of quick shots quickly grew until I now have quite a large collection of pictures from towns all along the North Yorkshire coast – Whitby, Scarborough, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Marske, Robin Hood’s Bay and Port Mulgrave to name a few.

Some are witty and some are simple while others are more complex but each one shows that at some point someone, somewhere cared enough to go to the trouble of making a lasting reminder of someone they knew.

The flight of 16 locks at Caen along the Kennet and Avon Canal help the narrowboats climb the steep hill at Caen and form part of the 29 locks in this last part of the 87 mile canal. Photographer: Ian Forsyth Contact Number : 07786 076618 Copyright Ian Forsyth 2011 None Exclusive unless through prior arrangement. Do not Syndicate If purchased you have a one use licence – No resale

Photographer: Ian Forsyth Contact Number : 07786 076618 Copyright Ian Forsyth 2011 None Exclusive unless through prior arrangement. Do not Syndicate If purchased you have a one use licence – No resale

Photographer: Ian Forsyth Contact Number : 07786 076618 Copyright Ian Forsyth 2012 None Exclusive unless through prior arrangement. Do not Syndicate If purchased you have a one use licence – No resale

Saltburn by the Sea in Cleveland Photographer: Ian Forsyth Contact Number : 07786 076618 Copyright Ian Forsyth 2011 None Exclusive unless through prior arrangement. Do not Syndicate If purchased you have a one use licence – No resale

Saltburn photos Photographer: Ian Forsyth Contact Number : 07786 076618 Copyright Ian Forsyth 2011 None Exclusive unless through prior arrangement. Do not Syndicate If purchased you have a one use licence – No resale

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Matilda Jarl, 15, from the Jarfalla chamber choir near Stockholm played the role of Lucia last night as she led the procession during the Swedish Sankta Lucia Festival of Light service at York Minster.

The Sankta Lucia service is a traditional Swedish service merged from pagan and christian traditions and celebrates Saint Lucy who was a young Sicilian girl martyred for her Christian faith in the early 4th century and celebrates the bringer of light during the long darkness of winter.

This service incorporates a candlelit procession of choristers from the Jarfalla chamber choir and Starboys from the Vaxholm Boys Quintet near Stockholm led by a young girl, Lucia, wearing a crown of candles on her head and a red sash around her waist.

The crown of candles is thought to symbolise a halo and the red sash martyrdom. This is the fourth time the procession has been held at York Minster and is run in conjunction with the York Anglo-Scandinavian Society.