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Re: Old headstone ?
« Reply #18 on: Sunday 05 June 11 12:52 BST (UK) »
It will natter you! not knowing!  ??? whats under the letters at the bottom!  :-\

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Good luck! and hope  ;)

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« Reply #19 on: Thursday 09 June 11 12:57 BST (UK) »
I too suggest the boy to ask the chruch warden to take the permission from them.  Its really fantastic to see all the pictures. I think its very difficult to get it.

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« Reply #20 on: Thursday 09 June 11 13:27 BST (UK) »
Hi Sam

Welcome too Roots chat!


I would go and read the beginners advice on the Welcome page before you post!
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« Reply #21 on: Thursday 16 June 11 14:42 BST (UK) »
Quote from: SamMapes on Thursday 09 June 11 12:57 BST (UK)
I too suggest the boy to ask the chruch warden to take the permission from them.  Its really fantastic to see all the pictures. I think its very difficult to get it.

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Which boy?  :-\ I think Nick's friend is a grown man.  ;D
Where do your links lead to SamMapes? I think most of us are cautious about clicking on this kind of thing in case we get a nasty surprise.


I must say that the temptation would be to dig a little deeper with that stone Nick.  :-\ The trouble with asking, is that the reply might be a 'no,' and by doing so you will have attracted the attention of the authorities, so no chance of a sneaky poke around.  ;)

On the other hand if you just nonchalantly wander over and scrape a bit more dirt away, you may go completely unnoticed. If caught, claim innocence or plead ignorance.  :)

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Re: Old headstone ?
« Reply #22 on: Thursday 16 June 11 15:33 BST (UK) »
I took a pick and shovel to do my granddads grave up and just did it! after told the church warden. He just laughed and said it's your grave.

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« Reply #23 on: Thursday 16 June 11 19:47 BST (UK) »
If you can visit the stone again do so when the sunshine is shining across the stone. Likely around mid-day as most inscriptions face east.  Also have a mirror to shine light across the stone face.  May mean several visits for ideal lighting.
The stone could've sunk and lettering may be below ground level.
There could be clearer lettering !  Doing the above it's surprising sometimes how much can be read on a very worn stone.
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« Reply #24 on: Friday 17 June 11 08:34 BST (UK) »
Unfortunately the stone is very close to the church wall, and a large tree, so only a limited amount of light falls upon it.

As I said in a much earlier comment, the stone is not connected with my family - I was interested to see what it said because the stone looked very old, and I knew that some graves had been moved when the church was rebuilt in the 1860's.

Incidentally, the 'boy' is 63  :)
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« Reply #25 on: Friday 17 June 11 09:06 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Nick29 on Friday 17 June 11 08:34 BST (UK)
Unfortunately the stone is very close to the church wall, and a large tree, so only a limited amount of light falls upon it.

As I said in a much earlier comment, the stone is not connected with my family - I was interested to see what it said because the stone looked very old, and I knew that some graves had been moved when the church was rebuilt in the 1860's.

Incidentally, the 'boy' is 63  :)

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