St Peter's Parmentergate, Norwich

[Holly Bush]

Hi,
My gt gt gt grandfather is buried in this churchyard (sadly church is no longer used for worship). I'd like to find out the meaning of the symbol on his gravestone - a Star of David with a capital G in the centre.
I know that he wasn't a Jew. The gravestone is now broken but you can still see the symbol clearly.
If anyone can help I'll be very grateful.
Thanks,
Holly

[Ruskie]

Have you checked this link provided by Stan on the other thread?:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,203252.0.html

I'll have a look around to see if I can find anything.

[Ruskie]

This is excellent (though with an American bias):
http://www.graveaddiction.com/symbol.html
(Star of David means divine protection - as for the G in the centre - might it be his or a loved ones initial? Or God?) 

[shoeman]

Hi,
My gt gt gt grandfather is buried in this churchyard (sadly church is no longer used for worship). I'd like to find out the meaning of the symbol on his gravestone - a Star of David with a capital G in the centre.
I know that he wasn't a Jew. The gravestone is now broken but you can still see the symbol clearly.
If anyone can help I'll be very grateful.
Thanks,
Holly

The G in the centre means God, it's a Masonic symbol,
To be more clearer this symbol is called by the Freemasons, Solomans Seal, since King Solomon is considered to be the first Freemason.
So it's possible it's a non Jewish headstone, but a Masonic one.

[Holly Bush]

Thanks for that info Shoeman, I'm very grateful, though not particularly happy about it, as I don't agree with all the secrecy etc surrounding the Freemasons. Still I can't be responsible for what my ancestors did years ago, can I?
Thanks again,
Holly