Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Old joke. People are dying to get in there 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 People marvel at the architecture of cathedrals, Victorian town halls, etc., but never give a second-glance at the architecture of some of the old cemeteries. As individual items they might not impress but to see acres of them, as at Kensal Green and Highgate, with ivy creeping over them, they vie with the world's best examples of romantic ruins. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Here's another at Kensal Green: 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 To me they are terribly sad places, derelict and decaying. Clearly no-one has bothered about the poor souls buried there for many, many years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 I suspect that the relatives of the people buried there are already long gone themselves. Like Chulla says, I think that these old cemeteries are interesting places, but it's cremation for me please! I wouldn't want my kids/grandkids to feel any obligation to tend a gravestone. I've showed them where my ashes could be scattered (not that it really matters to me, but they may want to do something specific) Then they can just be free to remember me in whatever way they like. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 I recently located my great grandparents grave at the Rock Cemetery near The Forest. There's also a commemorative plaque dedicated to my paternal grandfather who is buried at Gallipoli where he fell during WW1. I shall endeavour to keep it tidy, and will re visit at Remembrance Sunday. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Just one more. My wife (seen here) and I visited Kensal Green a couple of times in the late 1990s to see the grave of the artist J. W. Waterhouse (maybe best known for The Lady of Shalott amongst other paintings often used these days on greetings cards). Once on a misty winter's day as seen in these photos, which was quite atmospheric, and once in bright sunshine. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Waterhouse was a lovely artist. Went to an exhibition of his work at the Royal Academy, in 2009. This is the cover of the catalogue. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 It's said of that picture - of the afore-mentioned Lady of Shalott - that all men fall in love with her and all women want to be her. This is Waterhouses's grave - rather nondescript and neglected, although that was over 15 years ago, so it may have received some attention since then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 39 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 1970 Duncannon, Wexford County, Ireland 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 39 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Slight error on #85, it's Wexford and not Duncannon as stated. Next photo will be of Duncannon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 A Historic Wales picture. This is the Richard Trevithick memorial in Merthyr Tydfil which commemorates the starting point of the first locomotive-hauled railway train - February 1804. Photographed in about 1998. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 He was a great man Merthyr!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 39 Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 1971 Stratford Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 39 Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 1970 Duncannon, Wexford County, Ireland 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 39 Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 1968 Morecambe Front 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 39 Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 1971 Shakespeare's House, Stratford 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Park Street in Bristol in about 1996. What appears to be a church at the top of the hill is actually part of the university and was built in the 1920s 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 #93 Good job there wasn't any American dentists about then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gibbo 04 188 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 What!?! Lions in Stapleford!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 #95 Looks a bit like Boston Stump Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 The Old Thatch Teashop dating from 1690 and believed to be the oldest building in Shanklin. I can recommend it if you ever find yourself at the far end of the Isle of Wight. Photographed in July 2015. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Recognise that Merthyr, my Mam lived just up the road..great teas!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 I think we saw that teashop earlier this month when we were at the IOW. We'd just visited Shanklin Chine where there was a really interesting exhibition about PLUTO. Before we went in, I thought "It can't be something about Mickey Mouse's dog - it must be about the planet." When I realised it was about "Pipe Line Under The Ocean" in WW2 I thought it would be a bit boring as I'm not that interested in things like that, but it was REALLY good with lots of photos, diaries and a DVD showing how the fuel pipeline was laid between here and France. It's well worth a visit if you are ever over there. The Chine itself was interesting too but we went in the daytime, and I've heard it's better in the evening when it's lit up in various colours. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 We went to Blackgang Chine - here's our daughter Barbara at the entrance. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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