Toppled Tombstones

Here is a selection of images of toppled gravestones in a small Darwen churchyard. They litter the ground behind the church or are tipped under a hedgerow. I think it very sad as some are quiet early.

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?

St John Ambulance Brigade Memorial

Morecambe cemetery in Lancashire contains an unusual memorial to a Fred Siddle who served with the St John Ambulance Brigade in the Boer War and died in South Africa on November 21, 1900. An inscription at its base records that it was erected by his sorrowing parents.

A very useful overview of the St John Ambulance Brigade in the South African War 1899-1902 providing a wealth of information on casualties and memorials can be found HERE. It records that 1505 Pte Fred Siddle died of disease and is commemorated in the Book of Remembrance in St George's Cathedral in Cape Town.

Cemetery Lambs

A small selection of Lambs seen in Lancashire Cemeteries and Graveyards:

Cemetery Bird Life

Representations of Birds seen in Tonge Cemetery, Bolton.

Cemetery Symbolism 2

A final selection of symbolism seen in Clitheroe Cemetery

Cemetery Symbolism

Just a few examples of symbolism observed in Clitheroe Cemetery in Lancashire: