Darton churchyard - Poppleton memorial
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Darton churchyard - Poppleton memorial
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 17 Oct 2019
The memorial headstone to the left is to several members of the Poppleton family, including Michael who died in 1803 and is memorialised with a sentimental verse: 'Here lies lamented in his silent Grave A tender Husband and a Parent brave. The small circular stone to the right is also a memorial, though the form is unusual and the inscription brief to the point of being cryptic: 'J H Dec 15th 1719 AHObc 23d 1697 HHObc 2d' (I wonder whether the capital H's should be read as N's as in Greek in which case ANO may be for 'year', which may indicate the person was born in 1697 and died in 1719 in their 23rd year?)
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Image Location
Latitude
53.584773
Longitude
-1.53215