Tomb of Mary Topham in St Andrew's churchyard. Bainton
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Tomb of Mary Topham in St Andrew's churchyard. Bainton
Image: © Martin Dawes Taken: 19 Jun 2020
She died three days after Queen Victoria came to the throne. Mary had had 15 children, seven of which died in infancy. The religious text at the bottom has the words, "that they may rest from their labours" !!
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Image Location
Latitude
53.958158
Longitude
-0.53094