Rushbearing Pictures
Rushbearing is a traditional celebration associated with the ancient custom of annually replacing the rushes on the earth floor of the church. The Bearings are made from field rushes decorated with flowers.
The Rushbearing mural in St Mary's Church, Ambleside was painted in 1944 by Gordon Ransom, lecturer at The Royal College of Art.
Burneside Brass Band at the Rushbearing Festival, Ambleside in the Lake District, Cumbria. Rushbearing is a traditional celebration associated with the ancient custom of annually replacing the rushes on the earth floor of the church. The Bearings are made from field rushes decorated with flowers.
The Rushbearing Festival, Ambleside in the Lake District, Cumbria. Rushbearing is a traditional celebration associated with the ancient custom of annually replacing the rushes on the earth floor of the church. The Bearings are made from field rushes decorated with flowers.
The Rushbearing Festival, Ambleside in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Rushbearing is a traditional celebration associated with the ancient custom of annually replacing the rushes on the earth floor of the church. The Bearings are made from field rushes decorated with flowers.
The Rushbearing Festival, Ambleside in the Lake District, Cumbria. Rushbearing is a traditional celebration associated with the ancient custom of annually replacing the rushes on the earth floor of the church. The Bearings are made from field rushes decorated with flowers.
The Rushbearing Festival, Ambleside in the Lake District, Cumbria. Rushbearing is a traditional celebration associated with the ancient custom of annually replacing the rushes on the earth floor of the church. The Bearings are made from field rushes decorated with flowers.
The Rushbearing Festival, Ambleside in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Usually held on the first Saturday of July, The Rushbearing Festival is associated with the medieval custom of annually replacing the rushes on the earth floors of the church.
The Rush Maidens at the Rushbearing Festival, Grasmere. in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Rushbearing is a traditional celebration associated with the ancient custom of annually replacing the rushes on the earth floor of the church. The Bearings are made from field rushes decorated with flowers. Six rush maidens, dressed in green, carry the special linen sheet to hold the rushes.
The maypole at the Rushbearing Festival, Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria. Rushbearing is a traditional celebration associated with the ancient custom of annually replacing the rushes on the earth floor of the church. The Bearings are made from field rushes decorated with flowers.
Young rush bearers and the Rush Maidens at the Rushbearing Festival, Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria. Rushbearing is a traditional celebration associated with the ancient custom of annually replacing the rushes on the earth floor of the church. The Bearings are made from field rushes decorated with flowers. Six rush maidens, dressed in green, carry the special linen sheet to hold the rushes.
Singing the Rushbearing Hymn at Grasmere Rushbearing Festival in the Lake District, Cumbria. Rushbearing is a traditional celebration associated with the ancient custom of annually replacing the rushes on the earth floor of the church. The Bearings are made from field rushes decorated with flowers. Ulverston Brass Band accompanied the singing.
The Rush Maidens at the Rushbearing Festival, Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria. Rushbearing is a traditional celebration associated with the ancient custom of annually replacing the rushes on the earth floor of the church. The Bearings are made from field rushes decorated with flowers. Six rush maidens, dressed in green, carry the special linen sheet to hold the rushes.
The Rushbearing Festival, Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria. Rushbearing is a traditional celebration associated with the ancient custom of annually replacing the rushes on the earth floor of the church. The Bearings are made from field rushes decorated with flowers.
The Rushbearing Festival, Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria. Rushbearing is a traditional celebration associated with the ancient custom of annually replacing the rushes on the earth floor of the church. The Bearings are made from field rushes decorated with flowers.
The Rushbearing procession returns to St Oswald's Church, Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria. Rushbearing is a traditional celebration associated with the ancient custom of annually replacing the rushes on the earth floor of the church. The Bearings are made from field rushes decorated with flowers.