Wednesday 23 October 2013

Highlighting the Male of the Family

I recently a small churchyard in Darwen Lancashire and was struck by the inscription on several of the grave markers. The name of the man was writ large while that of the woman was less prominent. Perhaps it was the custom of the time?




1 comment:

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Or the area, I must look our round here to see if any are like it

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