Cemeteries I have known

[Sticks]

As suggested by Romantic Old Bird, here is a number of images of cemetaries I have visited.

No I have never made Higate Cemetary

To kick off with, the Eternal flame to mark John F Kennedy's grave in Arlington Cemetary, Washington DC

[Sticks]

OK The next image is of a very old cemetary on the island of Lundy, (located in the Bristol channel) It is on Beacon Hill near the site of a church long gone.

The current church on the island, St Helena was build nearer the village in 1896

For more information about Lundy Island (http://www.lundyisland.co.uk/) click on this link

[Sticks]

This cemetary is near where I work, and is the church yard of St Andrews Church in Newcastle upon Tyne which is thought to date from the twelth century. In 1650 15 people were buried here after being executed for witchcraft.

[Sticks]

This grave yard is around the church of St Marys, Brandesburton. A village in East Riding of Yorkshire on the Hull to Bridlington road. This is village where my parents live.

[Sticks]

This is Westgate Hill Cemetary, just across the road from where I live. (You guessed it I live next to the cemetary, that must explain a lot :laugh: )

[Kaz]

Thanks for that, Sticks ........ I think! :conf: :spin2: :conf:

ROB - you have a lot to answer for here!!! :nono: :laugh:

[peachy]

Well Sticks, you've obviously missed your vocation, you should have been an undertaker. Just think you could have visited cemeteries every day if you'd have taken up this calling. As it is Sticks old bean, why don't you post your pictures on TalkBB? I think your Life and Death Forum is the perfect place for your holiday snaps. We're a happy crowd over here. We like birthday parties, prezzies, quizzes and outings. So how about, when you're over here, thinking happy thoughts with us for a change. Come on, you can do it if you really, really try.


:wavey::wavey::wavey::wavey::wavey::wavey::wavey:

[Boris]

When I heard the site was a little'dead' at the moment I had no idea the comment was a literal one.

:mad::mad::mad:

tell me, is this the 'dead centre' of the TiBB universe?

Sorryyyyyyyyyyyyy:colour::elephant::colour::bawlin g::colour::bawling::colour::elephant:

[Boris]

PS:xyxwave::xyxwave::xyxwave::xyxwave:
Hey peachy, recognise the 'borrowed' joke?

:spin2::spin2::spin2::spin2::spin2::spin2:

[Sticks]

That humour is a little grave

I prefer to post images here, because with TBB I have to upload them to a site and cross reference. Here I upload them direct.

Like this one of our war memorial in Eldon Square to honour the dead of two world wars.

[Boris]

:blush::blush::blush:
Hey sticks. My brain is now a little dead after reading the exesses you have gone to, to bring us these images .

Maybe you could lighten the load with a few holiday snaps ??:love::love:

[Sticks]

But you don't know where I go on Holiday to :devil:

Do you really want to find out :devil:

This image is of the Washington Galleries Bus station.

Not many people about so it seems quite dead. :laugh:

Oh dear we are having all the death jokes. :joker:

BTW where is the inspiration for this thread, i.e ROB. It was ROB's idear after all
:colour:

[milly]

kaz,when you said sticks was well er sticks,and that i would get used to him,at this moment i'd like to believe you,but i am trying promise:laugh:

[Romantic Old Bird]

BTW where is the inspiration for this thread, i.e ROB. It was ROB's idea after all
:colour:

Sorry Sticks, strangely, I have not got any photo's of cemeteries to add to your impressive collection.

I found this happy snap of Karl Marx's final resting place for you just as a special treat.

http://www.nauticom.net/users/ata/26small.jpg


Now promise to start up a thread called:

Reasons to be cheerful

[Janette]

Yes please, let's keep it cheerful, we're not on TalkBB after all :dance:

[Romantic Old Bird]

Yes, sorry Janette. You are absolutely right. I have been sucked into the twilight world of Sticks. AAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGHHHH

Thank you for saving me sister.

I am redeemed, and I will go immediately to start up a happy thread to compensate!

[Sticks]

I came across the website of the Arlington National Cemetary in Washington DC. I visited there with my American hosts in 1999. In this cemetary are buried US service people, politicians and members of the judiciary.

The image here is the memorial to the Challenger Shuttle crew (killed in 1986) and the abortive Iran American Hostage rescue (1979)

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/images/ANC_surroundings/images/image61_jpg.jpg

Arlington is a sombre and sacred place, full of American history and well worth a visit. A place I would like to visit again.

[Sticks]

This is a happy holliday snap of a visit to a cemetary in Egypt. Near a town called Giza

Enjoy :wavey:

http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/Cairo/Gallery/pyr.jpg

[Sticks]

Of course if anyone else has any decent pictures of cemetaries, feel free to post them. :hugesmile::laugh::thumbs:

[milly]

been looking at the pic of arlington national cemetary.you know that tree to the left,is there a face hiding there near the top of the tree.oooohh spooky:laugh:

[Maniac]

like the egypt one best.ALways wanted to go see the pryamids.

Whent to Devon/Cornwall a loooong time ago.

I remember Lundy Island.They said if you could see it,it was going to rain.And if you couldnt...it already was:joker:

[Sticks]

I remember Lundy Island.They said if you could see it,it was going to rain.And if you couldnt...it already was:joker:

How long were you on Lundy ?

Did you stay in any of the Landmark trust properties ?

[Maniac]

I never actually went to it which was a shame as they said it was a nice place.Maybe i will go and look again some time.

Have you been there?

[Sticks]

3 times

I stayed at Old Light Cottage, next to the island graveyard and the Old Light house

[peachy]

Have you ever thought of going in for the most boring photo of all time competition? I reckon your holiday snaps would win, I really do. However, despite all the misery, the gloom, the isolation, and the downright dreadfulness of the composition, Sticks, old bean, this one did make me smile. It just seemed so you, somehow!

[Romantic Old Bird]

Peachy! Do not despair for old Sticksie mon ami.

This hut is much like the man himself. A little grey and forbidding on th outside, but, inside........................

what japes!!!!!!


http://dest.travelocity.com/website/destinations/photos/345_005.jpg:shocked::blush::shocked:

[Sticks]

This is what the interior is more like

1) The Kitchen

[Sticks]

2) The Bed (This is in the same room as the kitchen):shocked:

[Sticks]

3) me having meal:dance:

[Sticks]

4) This is The Old Light compound

[Sticks]

As for composition, how about this.

Bean Tunnel in winter in my parents garden

[peachy]

Thanks for the pics Sticks.

I like to think you send a pic of your Ma and Pa's Bean tunnel because I call you old bean? If so, it shows you do have a sense of humour after all. I like that :xyxwave:

[Sticks]

While I have been down here in Hampshire, I came across this 12th Century church, St Mary the Virgin

enjoy

(I dedicate this to new member purplequeen) :laugh:

[Mark]

Ah - just when I thought this thread was dead

Nice to see you have reserected it Sticks...

Sorry - couldn't resist the cheesy humour :joker:

Mark :spin2:

[Mad Matty]

*puts on his most annoying voice*

'ow come 'e can have 'is pics but we cant have 'ar ickle smilies:bawling:

*takes it off*

i know theres HTML that goes something like <img src=....> but does it work on [img src=....]?If so i can post the pic but it would be taken of my site..wouldnt it?

[Romantic Old Bird]

Sticks old pal, you certainly do get around.

I think you need to pace yourself, and try to excercise those chuckle muscles a little less.

All this high living will do for you eventually.

Calm down mate.

Then, when you need another laugh, read Jude the Obscure.

Always cheers me up

[Mad Matty]

antoher marquee sig user...that make 3:dance:

What/Who is Jane the obscure?

[Romantic Old Bird]

Put the old specs on Mad Matty: JUDE THE OBSCURE

A fictional creation by Thomas Hardy in the book of the same name.

Not the luckiest chap in the world. In fact, there is so much doom and gloom in his life you have just got to appreciate your own more after you have read it.

Just a little irony for my old friend Sticks, that's all!
:thumbs:

[Mad Matty]

By the time i had clicked reply and got ready to type i had forgot who the person was.New it began with J and had 4 letter:spin2:

[Princess Pink Pants]

Originally posted by Mad Matty
'ow come 'e can have 'is pics but we cant have 'ar ickle smilies:bawling:


Good point! We post a few little pics and the thread gets stopped, but Sticks is posting HUGE photo's!

[Sticks]

Sorry about the large pic. Did not realise it was so huge until I uploaded it

Was trying to reverse the marquee direction with no success

:spin2:

:dance:

BTW for those who want to see more of my photos here is one. (smaller version)

[Princess Pink Pants]

How come U R allowed to post pics and we're not?

[Sticks]

Who said you weren't ? :conf:

[Princess Pink Pants]

Me and Graeme made R own smilies and posted them, then mark closed the thread and said they were takin up too much room, but they were much smaller than your photos!

I dont understand?

[Sticks]

How big were the files ?

The last image of the stairs is only 19kb

This one is only 9kb

[Sticks]

What happened to the images ?

The ones that I uploaded have all gone :shocked:

Are they recoverable in the ongoing restoration process ?

[Mark]

When we got the backup everytihng is in text format - that is because all the posts, u2u's etc are text.....

The attachment file is also text, and looked like several hundered pages of this...


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[Sticks]

I have been searching my personal archives, and it looks like I do not have copies of some of my cemeteries :bawling:

I will have to go round them again. :mad:

At least when I comedown to Manchester and stay on a bit to see Bury I can get some shots of Lancastrian Cemeteries

[Sticks]

Here is one back, the one across the road from where I live. Westgate Hill Cemetery

[Romantic Old Bird]

Sticks!! Glad you've got your pics back.

In fact, tonight I'm feeling so good about having our site back, I'm giving you a little pressie. Enjoy!!!


http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/Cemeteries.jpg

[Mairi]

Sticks, I hope you don't mind me asking but, why the fascination with cemeteries?

:conf:

[Sticks]

A mixture of a reminder of our own mortality,

History

And the sacredness of the area

[Romantic Old Bird]

Actually, in part, I must agree with Sticks. :shocked::shocked:

When my mum died, I went along the cemetery - very often initially, and I found it very comforting.

As I slowly recovered, I looked around and
found that I was surrounded by life.

Each visitor represented another story, each had their reasons for going. Duty, devotion, or habit. We rarely did more than exchange pleasantries, but
we each knew how the other
felt. There was an unspoken bond.

As time went on, I began to look at the very old stones, fom the 18th and 19th centuries. Fascinating!

Widows described as 'Relicts' of their spouses, children who did not survive infancy, and flurries of graves corresponding to the great influenza epidemic of 1919 and 1920.

The neat rows of Polish war graves, with unpronouceable name after name, all tragically young.

Nothing to be scared of in a cemetery. Just a reminder of the human condition.

If it reminds us to live whilst we can, and to count our blessings, it's not all bad, is it?:spin:

[Sticks]

Thank you ROB, I suppose the something similar can be said of gardens of rememberence and memorials. In Washington DC where I once went, the most profound places were Arlington Cemetery at the eternal flame where JFK is buried

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/images/ANC_surroundings/images/image26_jpg.jpg


In DC proper there is a black wall where all the names of the victims of the Vietnam war are engraved. It was one of the most moving places to visit.

Meanwhile I am slowly trying to recover my graveyard pictures. This one is of Karl Marx, the inspiration for communism, a now discredited political system. Karl Marx lies in Highgate Cemetery in London.

This image was originally supplied by ROB

[Sticks]

This cemetary is near where I work, and is the church yard of St Andrews Church in Newcastle upon Tyne which is thought to date from the twelth century. In 1650 15 people were buried here after being executed for witchcraft.

[Sticks]

The grave of Senator Robert F. Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery. It is the only wooden cross in the entire cemetery, because that is what Robert had wanted

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/images/ANC_surroundings/images/image29_jpg.jpg

[Sticks]

This grave yard is around the church of St Marys, Brandesburton. A village in East Riding of Yorkshire on the Hull to Bridlington road. This is village where my parents live.

[Sticks]

This image is a reposting of a 12th Century church, St Mary the Virgin in Silchester Hampshire. It is quite near one of the few remaining Roman ampitheatres, for the old town of Caleva Atrebatum

[Sticks]

For those interested this is the Roman Ampitheatre

[Sticks]

During my visit to Lancashire, I visited Tottington where I went to school. I also visited the memorial to my physics teacher Dr K F Chew, who died in 1996.

This is the memorial seat outside the front reception.

[Sticks]

This image is from the church yard in Tottington

[Sticks]

Two grave stones of historical interest and a good example of the stone mason's craft.

[Sticks]

For some reason all my pictures of cemetaries have disappeared :bawling:

These are some I took during my visit to the Cotswolds.

Before my first one, this is an image of the church notice board for the curiosity of the name of the place.

[Sticks]

Now its graveyard
:thumbs:

[Sticks]

This one was at All Saints, Evesham:thumbs:

[Sticks]

Originally posted by Sticks
This image is a reposting of a 12th Century church, St Mary the Virgin in Silchester Hampshire. It is quite near one of the few remaining Roman ampitheatres, for the old town of Caleva Atrebatum

Reposted image from last year

[Sticks]

Originally posted by Sticks
For those interested this is the Roman Ampitheatre

Reposting

[Kaz]

Can I join in on this thread, please Sticks? :wavey:

This is a photo I took on my recent holiday - it's the cemetary beside Melrose Abbey (where Robert the Bruce's heart is allegedly buried).

Enjoy!

[Sticks]

absolutely, lets have others posting away

These are places of History and Humanity :xyxwave:

[Romantic Old Bird]

Well, OK then!

Self explanatory I think.......

[Sticks]

Arlington National Cemetary
Hillside overlooking Section 9 and walkway to the Tomb of the Unknowns. The Tourmobil, the popular tour buses that allow patrons unlimited reboarding for a single daily rate is in the left center.


http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/images/ANC_surroundings/images/image22_jpg.jpg

[peachy]

I visited both Upper and Lower Slaughter last week, Sticks and saw the church. They are both very pretty Cotswold villages.

[Sticks]

I visited Whitley bay today, and went to the Parish Church of St Pauls.

[Sticks]

This grave is for a Royal Engineer who died in October 1917. Unfortunately the full scle image did not record his name properly. In the image above we see the otherside of this headstone.

[LEE]

For some reason all my pictures of cemetaries have disappeared
Yeah sorry Sticks, most of them were posted before we were hacked, and the attachments were one of the things we lost then. :bawling:

[Romantic Old Bird]

I posted this earlier as an enormous image. let's see if my friend Sticks has sorted it for me now.

This is Verdun in France

[Sticks]

Just across the road from me is Westgate Cemetary. I suspect it has fallen into disuse, as I have never seen any new buriels and the graves seem to be in a poor condition.

[Sticks]

Reposting this image:

Originally posted by Sticks
OK The next image is of a very old cemetary on the island of Lundy, (located in the Bristol channel) It is on Beacon Hill near the site of a church long gone.

The current church on the island, St Helena was build nearer the village in 1896

For more information about Lundy Island (http://www.lundyisland.co.uk/) click on this link

When I stayed on Lundy Island I was staying in Old Light Cottage

http://www.lundyisland.co.uk/jpg/old_cottage.jpg

Which is in the same compound of the Old Light

http://www.lundyisland.co.uk/jpg/old_light.jpg

[splodge0]

The way I feel at the moment I shall join you on your quest for misery...............:bawling:

[Sticks]

Well they say misery loves company :laugh:

Meanwhile a repost of the church yard of St Mary's, Brandesburton in East Riding of Yorkshire, near where my parents live :thumbs:

[Sticks]

Just passing through and I thought I would ressurect this thread :laugh:

From my recent trip to Yorkshire.

It is from a church in Hornsea :thumbs:

Perhaps we can have a new batch of these pictures :colour:

[Sticks]

I have now produced a 360 degree panorama of the church yard at St Paul's church at Whitley Bay

See this link (http://www.stickings90.supanet.com/panoramas/whitleychurch.htm)

Enjoy :thumbs:

[BusyBee]

I know this sounds silly, but I love visiting cemetaries - love reading the inscriptions. Last time we had my boss's executive seats for Chelsea we walked through the nearby cemetary which was full of squirrels jumping around, but we nearly didnt get to the match cos I kept stopping to read the headstones :blush::blush::nono:

[Amy]

Originally posted by BusyBee
I know this sounds silly, but I love visiting cemetaries - love reading the inscriptions. Last time we had my boss's executive seats for Chelsea we walked through the nearby cemetary which was full of squirrels jumping around, but we nearly didnt get to the match cos I kept stopping to read the headstones :blush::blush::nono:

http://www.cheesebuerger.de/smilies/frech/15.gif http://www.cheesebuerger.de/smilies/lustig/44.gif

[AndyJK]

I've lived not just off the back of a cemetery, but 50 odd yards from the graves of The Kray family for the nearly fifteen years. The cemetery is in Chingford and I live at Aldborough Court which is along Chingford Ave. When I walk through, I always walk past the plot on my way to the other exit which has a downhill path that leads to Harold Road.

I remember the day Ronnie Kray died well. On my way back from work, I stopped off at petrol station near Chelmsford to refuel. As I walked in to pay the guy behind the counter had the radio on with news reporters discussing the funeral procession (which at the time was still in Bethnal Green somewhere). I said to him, as I handed over my money: "I live right next to the Krays grave". He looked at me if I just landed from Mars and probably thought I was some kind of maniac and replied with a sort of "yeah alright mate" and hurried on to deal with the next customer. But it's all true.

The cemetery is a prominent feature of Chingford. It's huge in size and said to be haunted by a hand (although I've never seen it). As a kid I've been in there at night and it's quite scary. Some of the oldest grave stones go back to the early 1800s, half-hidden in the earth, sunk over time. It's very tranquil, well pathed and nice to walk in the good weather as you gaze around the vast number of grave stones and huge trees that tower above.


http://img3.imgspot.com/u/04/254/14/ajk1.jpg.

[AndyJK]

Sorry I don't know how to attach files and not sure if the link is working.

[Sticks]

I have now done a short movie of the cemetery across the road :dance:

It is on this link (http://www.gsne03768.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/westgatecem.htm)

Although the file size is about 4.7MB, the file format is a .wmv file which is meant to be streaming audio / video

Can you let me know if it is working as I seem to be having some issues with this ISP and my brother was unable to view it.

BTW If it does not appear to load at first please trying a refresh.

[Sticks]

Shameless further bumping of this thread.

My musical film about the cemetery next door (http://www.stickings90.webspace.virginmedia.com/westgatecem.htm)

Let me know what you think

:dazzler:

[Romantic Old Bird]

Sticks, you are, without doubt, completely parless. I needed no further proof of this. Thankyou for sharing your little film with us though.

It strikes me that the problem we see on it is principally one of vandalism. The graves are not horribly overgrown, and obviously the places where the ivy has taken over are the graves of those long gone who have few if any living relatives to tend them.

I am inclined to think that the land on very old cemeteries would be well used either as:

1. Parkland - where the gravestones are plastered safely against the walls as in my hometown, and in between are beautiful trees and flowers and benches. Full of life yet still peaceful

or

2. Recycled as in OH's home country of Holland. The ever practical Dutch are very short of land so after ten years, burials are exhumed and cremated. That way the bereaved can mourn initially at a grave if they wish, but not need to worry about upkeep as they become old and infirm.
Not surprisingly, most opt for immediate cremation.

I have a great deal of respect for those who mourn and find cemeteries peaceful and thoughtful places, but this world is for those of us who are still living, albeit briefly, and for those to come.

[Romantic Old Bird]

Actually, all this talk of cemeteries has reminded of me of something pretty impressive I saw on my hols in Italia this year...............

These tombs are at least 2000 years old. as they are at Pompei. I was really struck as to how similar they are to Victorian monuments, and of course, nothing like a few million tons of Volcanic ash and some burly security guards to keep them safe.

[peachy]

Thanks for sharing your film, Sticks. Although I must admit I did feel a bit like cutting my throat after watching it. I do however appreciate your sentiments and think you are right in thinking that the dead deserve more respect than this.

You are indeed a true original....all good wishes and keep caring about things :thumbs:

[AndyJK]

It's sad to see graves being desecrated in such a way. Just looking at your film its clearly apparent that the cemetery isn't secure enough to prevent people from entering and I suspect the kids living in the high-rise tower blocks looming overhead are to blame for the vandalism while using it as a playground. The local council should do more about it, but unless someone kicks up a fuss about it, they'll put it aside.

Your concern for this issue where a lot of people would be apathetic towards should be commended.

[Sticks]

I e-mailed the link to the section that looks after cemeteries. They said they were not responsible for this one and just forwarded my e-mail to Leisure services of all places. :bored:

I have not heard from them, which is what I have told my MP, as I copied him the link as well.

[BusyBee]

Just to let you know your area isnt the only one Sticks that has this problem. One of our local cemeteries has had vandalism whereby children's graves were targeted. It was heartbreaking for the parents as many of the graves belonged to the children who had been involved in the Bristol heart scandal a few years ago. They were beautifully kept and the headstones had graffiti on them or were damaged beyond repair. The worst thing was that it was found to be young kids, below the age of responsibility who had done it for a laugh as they said and because they were bored. Is this a reflection of society today, I hope not.

[Sticks]

Just in case any of you are near Harrogate This link might be of interest (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/4528357.stm)

[cc100]

sticks....am I missing something?

Isnt it a bit, y'know, morbid?

[Sticks]

A lot of humour revolves around death - one of the great ironies of life

[cc100]

So are you laughing around peoples graves?

Is it OK to be jolly with regars deaths that have occured a long time past?

I guess its the same as laughing at bizarre deaths on the other side of the world.

[Sticks]

People do not wish to discuss it, so various humour arises and we give it names such as "gallows humour" or "Famous last words"

The Darwin Awards are just a more recent development of this.

[cc100]

Is birth just as funny?

How about a 'Maternity Wards Ive known' thread?

[Sasha]

Originally posted by Sticks


No I have never made Higate Cemetary


You mean higHgate cemertary? (watch your spelling some people complain here :tongue:)

I live near there..... its where Karl Marx is buried.

[sol]

Originally posted by Sticks
OK The next image is of a very old cemetary on the island of Lundy, (located in the Bristol channel) It is on Beacon Hill near the site of a church long gone.

The current church on the island, St Helena was build nearer the village in 1896

For more information about Lundy Island (http://www.lundyisland.co.uk/) click on this link

LOL, I went to Lundy Island in 2000 I think it was, but I'm pretty sure I avoided the graveyard :conf2:
Did you get the boat from Ilfracombe? It took ages when we went and it was freezing.

[Siouxsie]

i have just came back from visiting a fiend whos dad died last week
we spnt most o f the night crying and laughing

mixed emotions. And she has refused flowers :conf2::conf2::bawling::bawling:

[Lauren]

Originally posted by Sasha
Originally posted by Sticks


No I have never made Higate Cemetary


You mean higHgate cemertary? (watch your spelling some people complain here :tongue:)

I live near there..... its where Karl Marx is buried.

:shocked: Is it?
Oh my god, I love Karl Marx. He passed me my Sociology exam. :spin:

[Sasha]

oooo one is knowlegdable about the proliatraits and bougieses :wink:

[Lauren]

Originally posted by Sasha
oooo one is knowlegdable about the proliatraits and bougieses :wink:

Oh yes, and don't even mention false consciousness. It's like dirty talk to me.

(I am kidding, by the way. Just incase people think I have some sort of Marxist-Fetish).

[Sasha]

Im more of a functionalist myself. I think Marxism just turns humans into machines with no ambitions or desires to succeed

[Lauren]

Originally posted by Sasha
Im more of a functionalist myself. I think Marxism just turns humans into machines with no ambitions or desires to succeed

Indeed, it ignores individual differences.

I don't agree with functionalists either, they believe each aspect of society is functional - including crime. :puzzled:

I'd say methodological wise I'm an interpretivist but I don't really agree with all of them 100%.

All Sociologists are nuts, in my opinion :laugh:

[Lauren]

Has anyone been to the Ypres Great War cemetery in France?

[Diablo]

cemetries??? :conf:

[Lauren]

Originally posted by Diablo
cemetries??? :conf:

Yeah, those fields with dead people in :laugh:

[Diablo]

I know what they are.... :rolleyes:

just wondering why...?

[Lauren]

Originally posted by Diablo
I know what they are.... :rolleyes:

just wondering why...?

I just joking about the definition thing :tongue:

Well I found visiting Ypres Cemetery quite interesting because I know what had happened there and in the Flanders fields.

[Diablo]

ah well, cemetries aren't my thing so i'll just leave this particular thread...

[Red Moon]

They are interesting places. Although I wouldn't go out of my way to visit a cemetery I have looked round them and found them interesting and sad.

When you see the countless graves of children that died at a young age back in the 1800's it shows you how far we have come.

[Sophii3x]

Why one earth is there a thread, where you post pictures of cemetries??:puzzled:

[Sticks]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
Why one earth is there a thread, where you post pictures of cemetries??:puzzled:

I think it was kind of explained in the first post.

Some of the older members who have now gone were having a fantasy trip to where Helen and Paul were living. They posted in the style of the KGB, so I thought I would post as if I was CIA and I mentioned Arlington Cemetery where I visited in 1999. I was told to go away and set up a thread "Cemeteries I have known", so I did - or something along those lines

This was before image shack and photobucket and of course when the forum was off line for several weeks (months?) these images were lost, hence lack of images at the beginning

For old times sake, attached is a still from my movie about the cemetery next door that I did.

I have also tried to do an embedding of a YouTube file (also not around when I did this)

http://www.youtube.com/v/zZj71hmgFFM

If that does not work try this link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZj71hmgFFM)

Note to Admins it looks like the BB code for Flash has stopped working

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St Michaels, Basingstoke

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Sorry for the bump, but in trying to track down my first ever post, I came across this thread which ROB once took part in.

This was a video I made of a cemetery across the road

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After revisiting this thread, and re-reading some of the posts from Romantic Old Bird, who died in 2008 one is reminded of old times again. It is a pity that a lot of my images are no longer there, and at the moment I do not have the time to try and work out what they were and if I still have them, upload them to another image hosting site.

The cemetery across the road continues to be in an appalling state, and sometimes when I walk directly to or from work I pass through it.

If you go to my YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZj71hmgFFM) film of it, you can read the many comments including from someone who has a relative buried there.

As for the grave yard on Lundy Island, when I was last there in 2010, I noticed that some had memorial plaques placed there. Maybe their ashes were scattered there? If I were to be cremated, I think I would like my ashes, if allowed scattered in the graveyard on Lundy Island, next to the property I loved to stay in, Old Light Cottage.

Rest in Peace ROB, Angie and Kerry, we still miss you :bawling: