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Monday 27 July 2009

A broken Angel

A glance at this headstone in Fleetwood Cemetery revealed an exquisite little angel plaque. Sadly, at some stage, the plaque was shattered and the surviving fragments were glued back in place. The headstone commemmorates the death of Ben W Schofield who died on March 17, 1915 aged 47 years. His wife Mary Elizabeth passed away almost fifty years later at the age of 93.



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12 comments:

  1. dustbunny828 July 2009 at 02:05

    That is a tiny piece of art.I am often surprised by the artistic talent one see's in cemetery monuments.Thank you again for sharing this special place!

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  2. Laurie28 July 2009 at 21:14

    Thanks - it is lovely, isn't it?
    Laurie

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  3. Patricia31 July 2009 at 16:08

    The image of the fragmented angel is so poignant. Thanks for your images.

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  4. Margaret Pangert1 August 2009 at 04:23

    Is that a lamb held by the angel? Do you think the damage was willful? a very fragile sculpture... but you can't really know... I'm wondering if the husband was struck down in WW I. Excellent macro.

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  5. Owen2 August 2009 at 21:47

    Laurie,
    I have to remember to check this page also regularly, I see you've been busy here too...

    Reminds me of the opening lines of one of my favorite songs, Stella Blue, by the Grateful Dead, which begins :

    "All the years combine
    they melt into a dream
    A broken angel sings
    from a guitar
    In the end there's just a song
    comes crying like the wind
    through all the broken dreams
    and vanished years"

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  6. Sharon Wagner3 August 2009 at 18:09

    I was thinking of you when I took pictures at Sullivan's cemetary this weekend. Some of the grave markers were little more than rocks.

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  7. Chris3 August 2009 at 21:16

    wow. this is interesting. pretty photos, too.

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  8. Diesel Jeans8 August 2009 at 08:32

    yes its really pretty to know and i admire it..

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  9. Cloudia8 August 2009 at 20:38

    I love your site and will forward it to my friend, Graveyard Historian Nannette Napolean. Her amazing book about Honolulu's Oahu Cemetery would knock your socks off!
    Aloha-

    Comfort Spiral

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  10. Arun18 August 2009 at 09:49

    rocking man

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  11. Momo Luna S!gnals8 November 2009 at 14:53

    It's touching and beautiful!

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  12. sim only29 January 2011 at 06:15

    Beautiful portrait and interesting thoughtful narrrative

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