English Apples:
The Mysterious Case of Annie Elizabeth
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Lois Pryce at Brogdale (National Fruit Collection) in front of an Annie Elizabeth tree.
Lois with apple breeder Nigel being shown some young apple seedlings.
The Avenue Road information board about the Annie Elizabeth tree.
In the local churchyard a few moments after Lois found the Samuel Greatorex gravestone.
After 10 minutes with secateurs, the ivy cut away and the gravestone revealed.
Alison, Lois and Nigel in front of the Greatorex memorial.
The same, close-up, in the evening sunshine.
The gravestone, bearing the names 'Ann Ratcliffe' and 'Samuel Greatorex'.
The link for the programme will be placed here when it's available. It will be on BBC Sounds.
Producer: Louise Orchard,
2° West, for BBC Radio 4.
