Graveyard protocol for uploading

[Beeonthebay]

Are you still in the area, BotB? I might have a request or two if it is in your area, if that is ok.

Only for 1 more day and I have no car, I'm on a coach trip lol.

[pinefamily]

Bugger. (Am I allowed to say that?)
Are you going to any more graveyards?

[Guy Etchells]

Apart from obviously not intruding when a funeral is taking place and the most recent burials I would suggest there is no cut off point.
By the time there is a headstone erected, normally one year after the burial, the grass will have re-grown etc.

I have had photos & transcriptions of tombstones online for many years and in that time have never received any complaint about a grave being online.
I have received a number of complaints that I have not included graves but these have been graves of people buried after I had visited the graveyard or cemetery.

On the other side of the equation I have received hundreds if not thousands of letters & emails thanking me for giving relatives, including children and siblings the opportunity of seeing their loved ones grave.

One of the most heart rendering letter I received was from a disabled child who could not visit her mother’s grave (even though she lived in the same town) due to her mobility problems.
My site gave her the opportunity to virtually visit her mother's grave whenever she wanted or needed to.

If that one letter had been the only one I had received I would have been happy to carry on uploading images of graves but in addition I received many emails from people across the world that would never have the chance to visit their loved ones graves who find comfort in being able to visit online.

Cheers
Guy

[Beeonthebay]

Bugger. (Am I allowed to say that?)
Are you going to any more graveyards?

Awww sorry Pine.  Mind you how do you know which one I have been to?

[Beeonthebay]

Apart from obviously not intruding when a funeral is taking place and the most recent burials I would suggest there is no cut off point.
By the time there is a headstone erected, normally one year after the burial, the grass will have re-grown etc.

I have had photos & transcriptions of tombstones online for many years and in that time have never received any complaint about a grave being online.
I have received a number of complaints that I have not included graves but these have been graves of people buried after I had visited the graveyard or cemetery.

On the other side of the equation I have received hundreds if not thousands of letters & emails thanking me for giving relatives, including children and siblings the opportunity of seeing their loved ones grave.

One of the most heart rendering letter I received was from a disabled child who could not visit her mother’s grave (even though she lived in the same town) due to her mobility problems.
My site gave her the opportunity to virtually visit her mother's grave whenever she wanted or needed to.

If that one letter had been the only one I had received I would have been happy to carry on uploading images of graves but in addition I received many emails from people across the world that would never have the chance to visit their loved ones graves who find comfort in being able to visit online.

Cheers
Guy

Thank you Guy, that is a very interesting perspective.

I think what made this cemetery seem so NEW was it was full of flower vases and planted flowers on graves and those little children's windmills and jars with candles in and lots of notes and little stones on the graves with names on (is that a local or a new tradition?) but that might because we've recently had Mother's Day and Easter.

[pinefamily]

Tell me Marwood or East Down and I'll get excited.

[Beeonthebay]

Tell me Marwood or East Down and I'll get excited.

Never heard of them sorry   It's actually a very pretty place called Lynton.

[rosie99]

Tell me Marwood or East Down and I'll get excited.

Never heard of them sorry   It's actually a very pretty place called Lynton.

Lovely area, hope you are enjoying it   

Pinefamily our UK coach tours tend to take in the coastal areas and places of interest.  Those villages are probably a bit too remote    Roads in those areas tend to be very narrow and unsuitable for coaches

[smudwhisk]

Ask the church or local authority who maintains the cemetery before you do.

This isn't the first news item of this type I've seen

http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/regional-affairs/jewellery-quarter-research-trust-banned-10808767

Update from the Trust's website on their frontpage - http://www.jqrt.org/index.html - it seems the negative publicity earlier this year has made the Council officers change their mind.