Grave Mistakes: September 2016

Esme died on her 100th birthday.

Llanwnog Cemetery, Llanwnog, Powys, Wales

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While we were having our lunchtime sandwiches we had a interesting chat to a man who had been cutting the hedges.

Esme died on her 100th birthday.
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Barbara "for many years cared for the flowers in both churches".

St Eadburgha, Broadway, Worcestershire

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St Eadburgha's Church has been a Christian place of worship since Saxon times. The dedication is rare and denotes a strong link with Alfred the Great's grand-daughter who as a child was offered jewels or a Bible as a gift, she chose the latter and dedicated her life to the service of God. The present cruciform church dates back to the XII century and contains some fine medieval and Jacobean woodwork.

Barbara "for many years cared for the flowers in both churches".
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"Please be happy, Don't be sad - Remember, I am now with Dad."

Broadway Churchyard, Broadway, Worcestershire

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A general view

"Please be happy, Don't be sad - Remember, I am now with Dad."
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Algernon Warrilow died of Enteric Fever on Her Majesty's Hospital Ship Dunluce Castle

St Barbara, Ashton under Hill, Worcestershire

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The village church, St Barbara's is reputedly the only church in England dedicated to St Barbara who is alleged to afford protection from lightning strikes. In 2005, villagers celebrated the 900th anniversary of the church.

Algernon Warrilow died of Enteric Fever on Her Majesty's Hospital Ship Dunluce Castle
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Ben Johnson died of fever at Kwitta in the Gold Coast.

St Stephen, Redditch, Worcestershire

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In 1851 it was decided to demolish the Chapel on the Green and to build a more substantial parish church in Gothic style. From that date Chapel Green became known as Church Green, and the area was further improved by the planting of more trees. The new church was consecrated in July 1855.

Ben Johnson died of fever at Kwitta in the Gold Coast.
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Charles Dolben died of Cholera at Dinapore, a British garrison town in Bihar State, India.

St Peter, Ipsley, Redditch, Worcestershire

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St. Peter's Church at Ipsley is on a hill to the east of Arrow valley in Redditch. St. Peters church is an ancient church and it is believed there was a church in Anglo-Saxon times because Domesday Book mentions a priest .The present church was built in the 14th Century in the Decorated style.

Charles Dolben died of Cholera at Dinapore, a British garrison town in Bihar State, India.
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Richard Thorley Stone was buried "amid a band of heroes" on Cathcart's Hill, Sevestapol.

St Mary, Longdon, Worcestershire

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A church of many periods, with only the 14th century lias stone tower remaining from the medieval building. The spire was added in 1826. The nave was entirely rebuilt in 1786 and is very light and airy. The chancel was extended in 1870 and its interior is much darker, emphasising the differences between churches of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Richard Thorley Stone was buried "amid a band of heroes" on Cathcart's Hill, Sevestapol.

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If you have acute vision you will be able to spot the mistake in the text!

Pendock (Old) Church, Pendock, Worcestershire

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Pendock Church is a redundant Anglican church standing to the southeast of the hamlet of Sledge Green in the parish of Pendock, Worcestershire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

If you have acute vision you will be able to spot the mistake in the text!
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One of the smallest gravestones we have seen, only about 8 inches high

St John the Baptist, Eldersfield, Worcestershire

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This 12th century Grade II listed church has seating for around 200 people. The Chancel arch is Norman and the north aisle and spire were added in the 14th century.

This was one of the smallest gravestones we have seen, only about 8 inches high - despite that it bears quite a lot of text.
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Raymond appears to have been a rugby player.

Upton upon Severn Cemetery, Worcestershire

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A general view.

Raymond appears to have been a rugby player.
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This is only the second entirely bi-lingual memorial we have discovered.

Our Lady and St Alphonsus, Hanley Swan, Worcestershire

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In 1846 the Hornyold family funded the building of a Catholic church in Hanley Swan. Our Lady and St Alphonsus, with adjoining presbytery, was built on land donated by Thomas Charles Hornyold and was paid for by his nephew John Vincent Gandolfi-Hornyold at a cost of £30,000 (£2m today).

It was designed in the Gothic Revival style by the architect Charles Hansom, whose brother designed Birmingham Town Hall and also the Hansom cab. The furnishings, including a fine tiled floor made by Mintons, were by the architect and designer A W Pugin.

This is only the second entirely bi-lingual memorial we have discovered.
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An unusual cricket-themed gravestone.

St Mary, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire

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The present church was founded in the 12th century using Roman bricks and Saxon stone in its construction, but the only remaining Norman feature is the south doorway. Extended soon after 1300, it retains 14th century nave windows and the north aisle. The original tower was damaged during the Civil War and was replaced by a massive brick tower with battlements in 1674, when the east end was rebuilt under the patronage of the Lechmere family of Severn End. They again rescued the church from decay in 1858 by funding a major restoration, including the installation of stained glass and Minton tiles. The tower contains a peal of six bells all originally cast by Abraham Rudhall of Gloucester in 1699; they were last recast and tuned in 1929.

An unusual cricket-themed gravestone.
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"Called to the Lord's Pavilion".

Malvern Wells Cemetery, Worcestershire

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A general view.

"Called to the Lord's Pavilion".
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Sophia Thompson turning in joy at the moment of her death

Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael, Great Malvern, Worcestershire

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Great Malvern Priory was a Benedictine monastery from1075-1540 and is now an Anglican parish church. It has the largest display of 15th century stained glass in England, as well as carved miserichords from the 15th and 16th century and the largest collection of medieval floor and wall tiles.

The Sophia Thompson statue by Peter Hollins. He depicts her in a neo-classical style turning in joy at the moment of her death to see the risen Christ.
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An attractive design showing an old fashioned steam locomotive.

Great Malvern Cemetery, Worcestershire

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A general view

An attractive design showing an old fashioned steam locomotive.
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A modern design incorporating three horse heads

Waterside Cemetery, Evesham, Worcestershire

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General view

A modern design incorporating three horse heads
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The bronze coloured metal has been used to create an effective and eye-catching design.

St Andrew, Hampton, Evesham, Worcestershire

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The plan of St Andrew's is unique among churches in the Vale of Evesham, and suggests an original Norman foundation. The present building dates as a whole from the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries. The porch was added a little later. The masonry is original, except for the re-facing of the East wall in 1900, and the addition in 1904, of the North Aisle, now used as the vestry and organ space.The two diagonal buttresses at the East end, and the crosses on the East and West gables are modern.

The bronze coloured metal has been used to create an effective and eye-catching design.
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John Deacle, although of "obscure extraction", became an Alderman of London.

St Peter, Bengeworth, Evesham, Worcestershire

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Bengeworth is the district of Evesham which lies on the south bank of the River Avon opposite the town centre. St Peter's is a nineteenth century replacement for a medieval church on another site which was demolished in 1870. It is a large church designed in the Decorated style by T D Barry of Liverpool and built between 1870/72.

John Deacle, although of "obscure extraction", became an Alderman of London.
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Susan and Nora were twins who died aged 7 days and 9 days.

St Anne, Wyre Piddle, Worcestershire

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Wyre Piddle is a chapelry in the original parish of Fladbury. When the church was restored in 1888/9 the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Buildings remarked “Wyre Piddle is fortunate in possessing one of the now scarce examples of the original type of English, we might almost say British, churches. The simple square cell for the altar with its narrow entrance and the equally simple but rather larger shelter for the congregation was the earliest for the Parish Church in England. Successive enlargements have in most places destroyed or all but effaced the remains of this simple plan. At Wyre Piddle it is still unchanged after perhaps eight centuries.”

Susan and Nora were twins who died aged 7 days and 9 days.
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Henry Marriott saw active service in both the Crimean War and in the Indian Mutiny.

St Mary, Wick, Worcestershire

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A medieval chapelry of St Andrew's, Pershore, the core of the church is late Norman and includes a three bay north arcade. There were restorations in the 19th century by S W Daukes who rebuilt the north aisle in 1860 and by Henry Woodyer who rebuilt the chancel in 1893. There is a good collection of stained glass including work by Kempe and Comper.

Henry Marriott had a long military career including active service in both the Crimean War and in the Indian Mutiny.
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"Blind William" acted as Organ Blower and Bellringer for the Pershore churches.

Pershore Cemetery, Pershore, Worcestershire

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A general view.

"Blind William" acted as Organ Blower and Bellringer for the Pershore churches.
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