I have always loved old Churchyards, which is a good job really as I spend much of my life in and around one! Now it is not a morbid fascination that I have....( I never spend any time at my parents' or grand parents' graves), but I do find the slightly run down, ancient Churchyards to be interesting, comfortable and, well homely.This morning at dawn I took my camera for a mooch around St Michaels.
Above this the "hooded" tomb of the Wynne Family which dates from the 1700s , but there are also tombs with "table top" covers that date from 1674 (the year that our cottage was originally built)
I only found out recently that our village of Trelawnyd (or "Trevelesneu", as it was known as) was recorded in the Doomsday Book of 1086 and that the church was first referred to in the 1291 Pope Nicholas Taxation documents.
(Above) Albert sitting quietly on the graves, (Below) the famous 14th Century Churchyard Cross in silhouette
Another day of jobs lie ahead. The weather looks a little brighter
Love your graveyard at dawn shots. Makes me want to wander among the markers. I've had a fascination with graveyards since I was a little kiddo. I think it all started when I saw the worn, limestone grave marker of Cassandra Miller who was born in 1908,I think, and died a few years later...She was in our (Miller) burial plot in Laddsburg, Pennsylvania and would have been a great great great aunt or such. It happened that my name was also Cassandra Miller, so I felt a weird kinship with this poor dead little girl! Wondered what plague killed her. Is that macabre? Probably. Have a good day John!
ReplyDeleteI would also find living where you do fascinating & interesting! Of course nothing where I live comes close to having as much history as your Churchyard does!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your Tuesday John!
I fully intend to visit Highgate Cemetry sometime. I visited a cemetry in Spain which was facinating.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid I lived next to a graveyard. No church, but it was surrounded by tall pine forest on three sides, and was close to the river. I don't recall visiting at dawn, but I do remember a few times of being out there late nights. And I'd use it to my advantage to scare friends when they'd stay over. A few friends wouldn't even spend the night because of the grave yard. It's not as old as yours, but I was often fascintated by graves from the late 1800's cause they were mostly relatives that I never knew.
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Love, love, love this post. I too appreciate the history of an old graveyard. The craftmanship of the markers is something you just don't see anymore. Every now and then I venture to a graveyard in a neighboring town. They have graves from the mid 1800's. No, not anywhere as old as yours, but fascinating all the same. Thanks John for this post. Truly love it.
ReplyDeleteTotally fascinating John, peace
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