Making your mark in Alnwick

It was lovely to be back at St Michael’s Church in Alnwick tonight to see the launch of their Making Your Mark exhibition. This has been a long time coming and it is thanks to the hard work of local volunteers that the display has come together, giving local people access to an important heritage story that has been concealed from view for 250 years.

Historic graffiti is etched into lead pieces which were previously part of the church roof. When the tower was restored the lead was recovered and these unique images were preserved. They are the marks of previous Alnwick residents – more than 100 shoes or footprints, several boats, more than a couple of love stories and a chicken!

The display has been brought to life by interpretation specialists Jo Scott and Marcus Byron.