some solace.

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RICHMOND CASTLE Light switch and Graffiti in cells 'Beer is best...left alone'. The graffiti, many of iti left there by conscientious objectors during the First World War will be conserved by English Heritage, thanks to a major Â£365,400 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

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Calendar and Timeline-John Hubert (Bert) Brocklesby-May 1916. This makeshift calendar and timeline record the journey of John Hubert Brocklesby from his home in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, to the cells at Richmond Castle. After refusing to join the Non-Combatant Corps (NCC), Brocklesby was remanded in custody. He was held at Pontefract Barracks before being ordered to make his way to the base of the northern NCC, Richmond Castle. This timeline records several periods of detention at Richmond for refusing orders, including 48hours on a punishment diet of bread and water (âB Wâ).

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Class War-Unknown-About 1916. In his inscription, this socialist conscientious objector asserts his belief that âThe only War which is worth fighting is the Class War.â Like many socialists he argues for solidarity among the working classes of all nations. After all, he writes, the working-class men of England had no quarrel with working-class men of Germany. If only they stood together and refused to fight âthere would be no warâ.

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Floral Lace Pattern-William Thomas Angrave-27 July 1916. Drawn by William Thomas Angrave, this intricate floral design is probably a pattern for lace. Before the war Angrave was a draughtsman designing lace in Long Eaton, Derbyshire. This was a town booming on the profits of the lace trade.William