A story trail celebrating local folklore and history has taken pride of place in the grounds of Grange Library.
The clay and wooden planters will change with the seasons and were created by artists from Juneau Partners working with the local community and children from Grange C of E Primary School.
Grange Soroptimists, who already look after the flowerbeds at Grange Library, will be tending the plants with guidance from Halecat Nurseries.
This evolving art installation was made possible with money from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The first three storyboard subjects are:
- The last wolf in England - killed at nearby Humphrey Head in around 1390 according to local legend. Folklore has it that the wolf descended from fells near Coniston where it had caused havoc among sheep flocks, and after it attacked a child in Cark the country-folk chased it to the end of Humphrey Head. A reimagining of the tale can be read in the 1906 book The Last Wolf by Mrs Jerome Mercier. A reference copy is available in Grange Library.
- Sarah Losh (1785 -1853) - a Cumberland architect and designer whose most famous work is at St Mary's Church in Wreay, near Carlisle. You can find out more about her in the award-winning biography The Pinecone by Jenny Uglow.
- Hampsfell Hospice - a well-known local landmark built in 1846 by the Vicar of Cartmel to provide shelter for travellers. The stone-built tower offers panoramic views across Morecambe Bay and the Lake District.
If you would like to contribute ideas to the future storyboard subjects please ask in the library for a form to complete.