William Slater Calverley [SEP] date of death
William Slater Calverley
The Rev. William Slater Calverley (1847–1898) was an unassuming rural English vicar who through diligent study and painstaking scrutiny became an extraordinary amateur antiquarian. Although born in Leicestershire, Calverley claimed his fame through interpreting the carved sculptured relics that he and others found in Cumberland churchyards. He made intricate drawings, corresponded with academic authorities, and gave his own interpretation to meaning, which he then relayed to a wider audience. Calverley later reproduced in intricate detail a life-sized reproduction of the famous Gosforth Cross, which
Calverley (surname)
Calverley is an English toponymic surname associated with the village of Calverley in West Yorkshire, England. Notable people with the surname include:
- Charles Stuart Calverley
- Ernie Calverley
- Walter Calverley (disambiguation)
- William Slater Calverley