Millstone used as a headstone, All Saints' churchyard, Hertford (1)
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Millstone used as a headstone, All Saints' churchyard, Hertford (1)
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 23 Jun 2013
The inscription on this stone is not altogether clear, though the name 'Robert Fincher' (or Finche), his age (85) and the date March 1777 can be made out with a bit of effort. My first guess was that Mr Fincher had been a miller - at one of the many watermills along the Lea valley. Luckily, his wife's grave is nearby - again marked by a millstone - and in her case the wording is much clearer http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3526211
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Image Location
Latitude
51.794862
Longitude
-0.07631