Not surprisingly, the churchyard of St Wystan's is full of crosses; markers erected in memory of people loved and lost, some dating back many years and some final resting place for generations of the same family.
The cross: an instrument of torture and death, become a symbol of life and hope.
Over here, many of our oldest graves were marked with wooden crosses that deteriorated very quickly. Only the wealthy could afford a real marker back then.
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to wander through o;d cemeteries and imagine what the live of the people of people who have gone before us.
ReplyDeleteWe have some of the most gorgeous and most simple of markers from our earliest history in the 1600s. Granite is quite plentiful here in the Granite State.
ReplyDeleteThere are some really interesting memorial stones and crosses in the churchyard. We spent ages wandering around. I'd love to go inside the church one day:)
ReplyDeleteI do like those circle ones. There seems to have been a period when they were very fashionable.
ReplyDeleteI love to wander in cemeteries and read the inscriptions on the stones and think about the people they name. Everyone would have a story to tell! These crosses are lovely. I see many angels in the Victorian cemetery I often visit.
ReplyDeleteI love cemeteries and have done since I was a child. Some people think they are morbid but I think that's weird. We all die and they are beautiful places which give you pause.
ReplyDeletethe stones are beautiful. I love how that first cross seems to be set on its on out of the way.
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