Grave Mistakes: January 2017

A husband and wife died together in an air crash on a commercial flight.

St Garmon, St Harmon, Powys, Wales

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A Victorian building set within ancient Celtic circular Llan churchyard. This church has been re-ordered in recent years to provide many modern facilities.

A husband and wife died together in an air crash on a commercial flight.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Commission is of the opinion that the accident occurred following a collision with the mountainside, which resulted directly from a series of errors on the part of the crew (failure to use all the means of radio navigation available in the aircraft, error in dead reckoning, descent starting from a point which had been inadequately identified, failure to observe the safe altitudes fixed on the company's flight plan and, perhaps, mistakes in identification by visual reference to the ground.) This irrational conduct of the flight can be explained by the phenomena due to intoxication by carbon monoxide coming from a defective heating system. Finally, it should be stressed that the misunderstandings which occurred between the aircraft and the Perpignan controller, as a result of language difficulties and in particular the non-existence of any standard phraseology, and also the failure to check the aircraft's magnetic bearing by means of the D/F equipment during the communication at 20.55hrs, may have constituted additional aggravating circumstances."

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"The life and soul of the party".

Rhayader Cemetery, Rhayader, Powys

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A general view.

"The life and soul of the party".

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There were a number of these curious objects scattered throughout the churchyard.

Baptist Chapel, Nantgwyn, Powys, Wales

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A general view - The Church was formed in 1766 and the first chapel was built in 1792, with a hipped roof. When the Baptist chapel was rebuilt at Nantgwyn in 1877, bricks of contrasting colour were used, to give the impression of Classical pillars.

There were a number of these curious objects scattered throughout the churchyard. Neither Claire nor I have ever seen anything like them before.

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Lexington, Virgina - Frank Padget - a slave - saved 49 lives in the James River floods of 1854.

Lexington, Virginia, USA
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Stonewall Jackson's house - a rear view.

Frank Padget - a slave -
saved 49 lives in the James River floods of 1854.
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Lexington Virginia - Jackson's "Steadfast Steed" was buried at the Virginia Military Institute

Lexington, Virginia

A general view

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Jackson's "Steadfast Steed" Little Sorrel was buried at the Virginia Military Institute.

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What do you remember about Lewis and Clark?

Robert E Lee's house in Lexington, Virginia

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What do you remember about Lewis and Clark?

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Remembering the Kegworth Air Disaster of 1989.

Kegworth Cemetery, Kegworth, Leicestershire

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A general view on a damp day!

The Kegworth air disaster occurred when a Boeing 737-400 crashed on to the embankment of the M1 motorway near Kegworth, Leicestershire, England, while attempting to make an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport on 8 January 1989.

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John Richards was 1 of 35 killed in the Whitwick Colliery Disaster.

St Andrew, Thringstone, Leicestershire

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The Parish Church of Saint Andrew, Thringstone is a small cruciform structure built in 1862 from the designs of James Piers St Aubyn of London, the eminent Victorian church architect and restorer. The plan is unusual, having a broad nave with shallow transepts, a round-ended sanctuary and a round-ended vestry on its north side.

John Richards was killed in the Whitwick Colliery Disaster. This happened on 19 April 1898 in Whitwick Number Five Pit and resulted in the deaths of thirty five men.
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A father and his three sons all died of a "Violent Fever" in the space of six weeks in 1803.

St John the Baptist, Whitwick, Leicestershire

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The parish church of St. John the Baptist is an ancient structure, nestling in a natural amphitheatre, close to the confluence of two streams. A spring, emanating from under the chancel, is also discharged into the watercourse, through a piped outlet protruding from a stone wall at the east end of the churchyard. The church we see today is mainly of 14th-century construction, with only the south doorway seeming to go back to the 13th century.

A father and his three sons all died of a "Violent Fever" in the space of six weeks in 1803.

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Thomas Elsdon Ashford won the Victoria Cross in Afghanistan in 1880.

Whitwick Cemetery, Whitwick, Leicestershire

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A general view

Thomas Elsdon Ashford won the Victoria Cross in Afghanistan in 1880.

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John Pinney served with the King George V Central India Horse, he was killed during a dismounted attack on the Kildare trench in 1917.

St Nicholas, Kemerton, Worcestershire

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This early 13th century church was altered and extended over the next 200 years. It was rebuilt (except for the west tower) from 1846 - 50, by R C Carpenter for Thomas Thorp, Archdeacon of Bristol. The tower was restored in 1879.

John Pinney served with the King George V Central India Horse. He was killed during a dismounted attack on the Kildare trench in 1917.
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The Wileman family lost four children in early childhood.

Ashby-de-la-Zouch Cemetery, Leicestershire

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A general view

The Wileman family lost four children in early childhood.
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The magnificant Hastings Tomb is the highlight of the church

St Helen, Ashby-de-la- Zouch, Leicestershire

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The Hastings Tomb is the highlight
of the monuments in the church.

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"The spirit has returned to God who gave it".

St Michael, Stretton en le Field, Leicestershire

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The village's church, St Michael's, was constructed in the 14th century in an elevated position in the village; although it is currently redundant and not used for regular services, it remains a consecrated building: it is Grade II* Listed and is maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust. It is considered historically valuable as (with the exception of new box pews in the 18th century) the church has remained almost unchanged since medieval times.

"The spirit has returned to God who gave it".

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It is unusual to find a specific mention that a child was adopted.

Measham Cemetery, Measham, Leicestershire

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A general view

It is unusual to find a specific mention
that a child was adopted.
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Unusually Joseph has a floor and a wall memorial.

St Laurence, Measham, Leicestershire

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St. Laurence's Church was re-built in 1340 on the site of an existing chapel of ease which dated from 1172.

Joseph Pickard was Master of Measham National Schools for 47 years. Unusually he has a floor and a wall memorial.

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A wonderful stained glass window remembering workers in the local coal and clay industries.

St John the Evangelist, Donisthorpe, Leicestershire

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The Anglican church was built in 1838 for the joint township and also for a part of Ashby Wolds in Leicestershire.

A wonderful stained glass window remembering workers in the local coal and clay industries.
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Joyce was "burnt at the stake" in 1557.

St Michael and All Angels, Appleby Magna, Leicestershire

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Appleby's parish church dates back to the early 14th century, although it is likely that there was a church on this site from Saxon times. As Appleby nestles in its valley, its tall spire is visible from every direction.

Joyce was "burnt at the stake" in 1557.

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What is the embellishment on the top of the design supposed to be?

St Bride, Cwmdauddwr, Rhayader, Powys

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A large Victorian Church set in an extensive graveyard. This church in its early Celtic monastic foundation was part of a number of ‘clas’ throughout the Elan Valley. Today it serves the village of Cwmdauddwr and the Elan valley beyond.

What is the embellishment on the top of the design supposed to be?

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Details of Guy's final aerial battle are given on his memorial.

St Idloes, Llanidloes, Powys, Wales

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The parish church of Llanidloes is dedicated to St Idloes, a seventh century saint about whom very little is known. His feast is celebrated on September 6th and this church is the only one in his dedication. Three manuscripts testify he was the son of Gwyddnabi ab Llawfrodedd who was a red-bearded knight.

Details of Guy's final aerial battle are given on his memorial.
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