Cast-iron memorial, St Mary's churchyard, Thorpe
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Cast-iron memorial, St Mary's churchyard, Thorpe
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 6 Dec 2013
Cast-iron 'headstones' aren't particularly rare, but at Thorpe there are a good number of them, arranged along the north-east wall of the churchyard. The name on this one is George Rockall, 'Late of HMS Trafalgar, R.N.' - and the date, December 1896. The other cast-iron markers seemed to date from the 1890's and early 1900's. I've never before met the surname Rockall, but you could hardly find a more nautical name.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.407638
Longitude
-0.528993