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Writers, mystics and visionaries John Bunyan and William Blake were both born #OTD 28 November, Bunyan in 1628, Blake in 1757. They're buried a few yards from each other in Bunhill Fields, London under later memorials (Blake's has been replaced by a new and better one since I took these in 2014).
November 28, 2025 at 7:52 AM
churchmonuments.bsky.social
For #FontsonFriday this beauty in Great St Martin's, Cologne. m
Modern cover with water-related Biblical miracles and stories (Noah, Baptism of Chrit, Christ calming the Waters etc)
Ornate stone font with modern cover
November 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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A relief sculpture of a blacksmith at work in his workshop. He’s surrounded by the tools of his trade. It was found in Tomb 29 at the Necropolis of Portus on the Isola Sacra. AD 160-180.

‘What we do in life echoes in eternity.’ 😊

📸 my own, #OstiaAntica.
#ReliefWednesday #AncientRome #Archaeology
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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deadinhalifax.bsky.social
"Here lies the Body
of Mrs Ruth Storer
wife of Mr Benjamin
Storer of Halifax
Deceased who Departed
this life Nov 27 1776 AE 6(?)"

Old Burying Ground
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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listerlanecem.bsky.social
Good day all.
Photo of Lister ;ane Cemetery from November 2024.
An image taken at Lister Lane Cemetery in November 2024. It shows a view along the central grassed path leading towards a pair of large stone monuments which flank either side of the steps leading down to the cemetery's lower section. Stone headstones and grave monuments bathed in autumn sunlight line the path to the right. On the left in the foreground stands a tree trunk, beyond which other headstones can be seen.
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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The monument that caused a riot. Colonel John Birch (d.1691) supported Parliament during the Civil War and became a captain in the Bristol Militia. His greatest military achievement was the capture of Hereford in 1645 after which he became governor of the city.
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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gravestones-ne.bsky.social
It’s supposed to be a winged face, but it kind of looks like the turkey craft project that my first grader brought home from school yesterday. It marks the grave of Hannah Kingsbury (d.1769) at North Cemetery in Hampton, Connecticut, and it was made by Joseph Marsh.
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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listerlanecem.bsky.social
Remembering Ada Ann (née Payne), wife of Thomas Saville, who died on this day in 1918 at the age of 41. Interred at Lister Lane Cemetery with her parents William (d. 1903) and Annie (d. 1921).
The image shows a weathered headstone in the form of a carved scroll with side panels depicting shields, flowers and foliage. The headstone marks the burial place of members of the Payne family at Lister Lane Cemetery. The inscription reads: In loving memory of William Payne, of Halifax, who died 29th April 1903, aged 57 years. Also of Ada Ann, daughter of the above, and beloved wife of Thomas Saville, who died 27th November 1918, aged 41 years. Also of Annie Wood, widow of William Payne, who died 29th April 1921, aged 68 years.
November 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s the appropriately-named Thankfull Day (d.1768) at the Old Meadow Cemetery in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Her gravestone was carved by Aaron Bliss, and it features the epitaph “While Youth do chear, Death may be near.”
November 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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graveyardgirly.bsky.social
Day 29: Occupation

Joseph Bonomi (1796–1878) sculptor, traveller, and pioneer Egyptologist.

#31daysofgraves
A tall, upright sandstone monument with a gently rounded top, standing in a quiet path of Brompton cemetery. Across the upper region is the Christogram “☧” (Chi-Rho) flanked by the Greek letters Alpha and Omega. Beneath, in shallow-relief capital letters, the inscription reads: IN MEMORY OF FOUR CHILDREN WHO WERE CALLED OUT OF THIS LIFE INTO A BETTER IN THE EASTER WEEK OF 1852: JOSEPH MENES BORN JUNE 5TH 1846 DIED APRIL 25TH 1852 CAUTLEY FREDERICK BORN NOVR. 6TH 1847 DIED APRIL 25TH 1852 JESSIE BORN JULY 22ND 1849 DIED APRIL 25TH 1852 JOHN IGNATIUS BORN SEPT. 12TH 1851 DIED APRIL 25TH 1852 ALSO THEIR GRANDMOTHER SUSAN WIDOW OF JOHN MARTIN DIED THE 26TH AUGUST 1858 ALSO THEIR MOTHER JESSIE DAUGHTER OF JOHN MARTIN DIED 10TH SEPTEMBER 1859 AGED 34 YEARS AND THEIR FATHER JOSEPH BONOMI SCULPTOR, TRAVELLER AND ARCHAEOLOGIST BORN 9TH OCTOBER 1796 APPOINTED CURATOR OF SIR JOHN SOANE’S MUSEUM 1861 DIED 3RD MARCH 1878 (At the base) IN LOVING MEMORY OF COLONEL J. I. BONOMI DIED 27TH MARCH 1930 Below the inscription is a carved square panel showing the Egyptian god Anubis (jackal-headed) seated on a stylised funerary tomb, signifying the deceased’s lifelong devotion to ancient Egypt. The monument combines the Christian symbolism at the top with the Egyptian iconography at its centre, reflecting Joseph Bonomi’s dual identity as both a Victorian Christian and a pioneering Egyptologist. After years of sketching temples along the Nile, he returned to London to help reshape how ancient Egypt was presented to Victorian audiences. He became Curator of the Sir John Soane’s Museum in 1861. His final resting place is in Brompton Cemetery, London. a modest curved headstone but rich in symbolism: Carved with a depiction of the jackal-headed god Anubis guarding a tomb, and surrounded by hieroglyphic touches that reflect his lifelong fascination with ancient Egypt.
October 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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War memorial plaque and battlefield cross. St. Peter’s Church, Stoke Lyne, Oxfordshire. Commemorating Lieutenant Colonel Henry Sydney Charles Peyton of the Rifle Brigade. Died of wounds received near Morchain, France, 24th March 1918. First World War. #LestWeForget
War memorial plaque and battlefield cross commemorating Lieutenant Colonel Henry Sydney Charles Peyton of the Rifle Brigade.
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Gravestone of James Cary, 1681, at Phipps Street Burying Ground in the Charlestown neighborhood in Boston. Carved by the so-called Old Stonecutter, who may have been Elias Grice.
November 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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The ‘Great Ludovisi Sarcophagus’ depicting battle scenes between Romans and Barbarians. The sarcophagus dates to the 3rd century AD, and is part of the collections at the Palazzo Altemps in Rome. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #Rome
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Since 1999, St Ellyw's, Llanelieu has been in our care. This small church is noted for its breathtaking 14th century rood screen and loft.

📷 Interior of St Ellyw's, Llanelieu, Powys
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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A lovely story, although it's sad that the kirk is having to sell these properties - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #ancestors
Historic church saved in two days after global clan Facebook plea
A couple from Applegarth near Lockerbie received worldwide donations from Clan Jardine to buy a historic church.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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katecelyn.bsky.social
Daily #Wales with a little not-so-random archaeology from the village…

Oh, it’s #TombTuesday!
Mist and a burial chamber - the giant capstone still high at one end, but angled down to the ground at the other. Bushes and ancient leafless hawthorns blurring in the fog.
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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#TombTuesday

Looking down into a Bronze Age cist burial tomb

#Dartmoor
Granite rectangular grave pit from above - filled with black rippled water
November 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Draycott rolls of honour. St. Peter’s Church, Draycott, Somerset. First World War. #LestWeForget
Draycott rolls of honour. Draycott rolls of honour.
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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#thicktrunktuesday
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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A sun drenched headstone rests amidst the red dirt and dry leaves

St Johns Cemetery, Kapunda, Sth Australia

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓖𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽.

#cemetery #cemeteries #grave #graves #gravestone #graveyard #taphophile #gardensofthesilent #southaustralia #photography #cemeteryphotography
A close up, high angle view of a large, weathered, salmon coloured marble grave ledger, broken into several pieces and lying flat on the dry, red earth of Kapunda St. Johns cemetery. A separate, simple, blocky marble cross sits horizontally across the broken inscription, casting a sharp shadow. The ground is covered in dry eucalyptus leaves, twigs, and patches of green grass.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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#AncestryHour New arrival to my TBR pile from Pen & Sword, (from the monthly ebook sale pages):
Using Gravestones to Trace Your Ancestors (eBook)

Pen & Sword have Black Friday deals too, of course.
www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Using-Graves...
Using Gravestones to Trace Your Ancestors
Everyone dies, it’s the one certainty in life. Whilst burials have been taking place for thousands of years, the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw the…
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November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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🗣📹📼 Watch the recordings of Prof. Steve's Dalrymple Lectures!

Either click FOLLOW THIS LINK here:

www.gla.ac.uk/schools/huma...

Or, this link should take you to the recordings of both lectures:

echo360.org.uk/section/e305...
Webpage Webpage Webpage of recorded lecture video. Information about the Dalrymple Lectures with Prof. Steve Driscoll.
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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eccleshistsoc.bsky.social
Join our Committee! 🎉 We're looking for a new conference secretary.

Applications, comprising a CV and cover letter outlining relevant experience should be made by 30 January 2026 to the EHS President, Professor Sara Parvis ([email protected]).

ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/vacancies/
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
churchmonuments.bsky.social
Our latest Journal is out! Verminous cadavers, all sorts of monuments and wide-ranging reviews. Details at churchmonumentssociety.org/the-journal. Free to members - or click the links to read abstracts and order a copy
Wall monument with semi-effigy figures and ornate surround
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Part of the interior of Unstan Neolithic Chambered Cairn on Orkney. Some 30 bowl fragments were discovered during excavation which gave rise to the pottery type ‘Unstan Ware’. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #Prehistory #Archaeology #Orkney
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM