The Grave of Robert Millthorp, Darfield
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The Grave of Robert Millthorp, Darfield
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 21 May 2015
Aged just 19, Millthorp died in bizarre circumstances in 1826 - crushed by the very stone that is now his gravestone. This verse is engraved on the stone:- Alas how frail this brittle clay Though formed with matchless art Death waits in ambush for his prey And none escapes his dart A youthful Frolic promted on Whilst the grim Tyrant gave The mortal stroke by this same stone That marks my early grave
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Image Location
Latitude
53.533784
Longitude
-1.370071