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The graveyard of the former St. John's Church.
There has been a place of worship at this site since the 16th century. The graveyard was officially closed and de-consecrated in the 1950’s, and the small church itself closed in the 60’s and was unused until the Boy Scouts took it over, and it is still in use today as a scouts’ hall. A lot of the graves are over 150 years old and most are very dilapidated and weather-worn, and sit at crazy angles or have fallen down flat. In one corner, there were at least 20 tiny gravestones grouped together which are so badly weathered that the epitaphs/inscriptions are unreadable. I can only guess; a) they have either sunk over the years, b) they belong to those whose families didn't have the means to afford an elaborate gravestone, or c) they were the graves of criminals?
Visited on two separate occasions, a few weeks apart.
The tiny gravestones I mentioned earlier:
Some were still readable
Others simply had initials crudely carved into them.
The small former church
Thanks for having a look.
There has been a place of worship at this site since the 16th century. The graveyard was officially closed and de-consecrated in the 1950’s, and the small church itself closed in the 60’s and was unused until the Boy Scouts took it over, and it is still in use today as a scouts’ hall. A lot of the graves are over 150 years old and most are very dilapidated and weather-worn, and sit at crazy angles or have fallen down flat. In one corner, there were at least 20 tiny gravestones grouped together which are so badly weathered that the epitaphs/inscriptions are unreadable. I can only guess; a) they have either sunk over the years, b) they belong to those whose families didn't have the means to afford an elaborate gravestone, or c) they were the graves of criminals?
Visited on two separate occasions, a few weeks apart.
The tiny gravestones I mentioned earlier:
Some were still readable
Others simply had initials crudely carved into them.
The small former church
Thanks for having a look.