Medieval St Mary’s in Beverley to install nine historical figures including Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Seacole

They have graced the exterior of one of the most beautiful medieval churches in England for 500 years. But carvings at St Mary’s in Beverley, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, have become unrecognisable fragments, eroded by centuries of weather.

Now the crumbling stonework is to be replaced by nine carvings celebrating the achievements of women. Eight are historical figures from the fields of maths, science and engineering. The ninth, pending confirmation from Buckingham Palace, will be the Queen.

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