Broken Tombstones, Wealdstone Cemetery
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Broken Tombstones, Wealdstone Cemetery
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 4 Sep 2019
The cemetery was consecrated in 1902 and from looking at the inscriptions was filling up during the 1920s through to the 50s. There are some more recent graves, but doing the sums most of the plots won't have anyone around these days to care for them. The place is mown and kept reasonably neat but the amount of damage and desecration is depressing.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.594957
Longitude
-0.322125