Tomb, Hither Green Cemetery

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Tomb, Hither Green Cemetery

Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 30 Oct 2011

Inscribed over the door is 'For the hour is coming in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice and shall come forth'. Thankfully that hour is yet to come. The curious insertion of 'the' jars to the modern ear. It appears to be in the King James version of the Bible.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.438175
Longitude
0.00694