Slate gravestone
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Slate gravestone by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Slate gravestone
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 17 Oct 2008
There are many fine slate gravestones in local churchyards from the early years of the 19th century. This one clearly tells of the unfortunate young mother who did not survive the complications of childbirth, and the infant daughter who survived her by a mere 4 weeks.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.002222
Longitude
-1.062665