Ammon Wrigley Memorial, Standedge
On Standedge, overlooking Castleshaw
Inscription reads:-
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THE ASHES OF |
| HIS WAS THE SWEET AND GENEROUS SOUL THAT LOVED NOT SELF ALONE BUT TO OUR POORER NATURES GAVE THE FRAGRANCE OF HIS OWN. WINDS OF THE PENNINES FRESH AND FREE YOU WERE EVER GOOD FRIENDS TO ME OUT ON THE MOORS FROM MORN TILL EVE HAPPY WITH YOU AND LOATHE TO LEAVE. SO OVER THE HILLS I'LL TAKE MY WAY AND MATE WITH THE WILD AND FREE TILL MY DUST IS FLUNG TO THE WINDS IN MY HILL COUNTRY. |