Are You Sitting Comfortably Part 2

[liverpool annie]

Hi Judi !

The stone mason might be a little beyond our scope ..... we don't know how badly it's damaged and I know that Michel is looking into some things too ! .... though it doesn't do any harm for them to take a look !! 

as regards the Regiment ..... Robert finished up in the Machine Gun Corp - although the Liverpool Kings was his regiment starting out .... !!

I think it would be lovely if they took an interest .... but I don't think we can ask for anything ! 

Annie 

[dawnsh]

Hello all

Sorry I've not been here so far today.

I know we are all really excited about moving the story forward, but with regards to the headstone, I think we need to be patient and wait to see what happens over the next few days.

Graham the verger has taken this story to his boss to see what the Church can do with regards to lifting cleaning etc (see post #297 on page 20)

But my thoughts are now running along these lines...

We don't own the plot, we don't know who owns the plot, we didn't buy the headstone, it is not our headstone to do anything with, the church may not want to have the stone put back in an upright position, it fell forward for a reason, ie it wasn't erected with today's health and safety standards in mind, they may want it put back face down as it was.

It's interesting to know that possibly something could be done, but we must wait for the Church to make a decision.

I don't want to be a wet blanket and dampen enthusiam but I will contact Graham over the next few days, without pestering him, and see if the Church has an answer for us.

Dawn

[liverpool annie]

I agree Dawn ! .... and you're right ......... it's not our headstone !

Like I said doesn't do any harm for them to take a look ... but I don't think we can give them any business ..... so to speak !!

We have to be a bit careful here and be aware that although we all think Robert is "ours" he really isn't ..... and we have to do the right thing by him .... which is move with dignity and respect !

Annie 

[clematised]

Well said Dawn and Annie too far too fast,
sister just rang and the shop wouldnt send the pics so my niece may do them tonight otherwise snail mail and sister said that no damage to the stone just the cement at the base where it came over.

Edna

[judi2632]

Re the Headstone

I agree........... we need to know more


No worries on that... I can hold off with the Stonemason, he offered to access the extent of restoration needed & advise on the best way forward, Its part of their service.

We can contact him later should we need to

Judi

[kesannah]

CONGRATULATIONS ONE AND ALL. What a wonderful result. You have all worked so hard and Michel must be over the moon.

I look forward to reading more.

Kesannah

[JenB]

This is a fantastic story and a tribute to some amazing detective work.

But in common with others I think things have now started to move rather too fast.

Please lets cool down a little and just wait for a response from the Church.  I'm sure it will be positive!

Jennifer

[Heyesie]

Yes, I also feel it could be how the church want the stone to be.
I don't know if Liverpool council have any input in private graveyards on Merseyside
But they do have a policy of knocking over the stones themselves to stop any possible toppling.
It may be better just to turn the stone over to be read rather than erecting it
Also the financial aspect
Who will pay the stone mason
Are we going to start a fighting fund

[tazzie]

  Hi Guys.....

  Good news on the media front. That should help get some support for a Liverpool boy.

  I am pleased that Graham now seems to be as hooked as the rest of us but as Dawn says now we must wait. We all think of Robert as "our Robert" but the plot probably has 100 years ownership on it and we do not know if anyone else is also interred.

                      Tazzie................still beaming