A Round Trip To Birmingham 2

[poliphilo]

And on the way home we stopped here, at St. Andrew, Cubley

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[aellia.livejournal.com]

Nice church.
Can you tell me anything about the last gravestone?
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[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

It's very thick- and has carving on both sides. On the front there's an angel's head with some text- and on the reverse there's this shrouded figure. I'm thinking it's very early- possibly late 17th century. There are several stones of the same style in the churchyard. I've never seen anything quite like them before.

[michaleen.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Very interesting gravestones. I have not seen anything like these, either.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

In as many churchyards as I've been in the UK, I have never seen a gravestone like that last one. Very odd. Was there no inscription?

I like how the dog survived on the tomb inside the church but the legs of the deceased didn't.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

There's an inscription on the other side. Here lyeth the body of whoever-it-is. No date unfortunately.

The chap with no legs is Sir Nicholas Montgomery, d. 1494.

[karenkay.livejournal.com]

Whoa! I love the last photo. You really have an eye for the primitive, pagan figures.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Really strange, isn't it! I look at a lot of gravestones, and I've never seen anything like it.

[sovay]

And on the way home we stopped here, at St. Andrew, Cubley

Okay, the one with the light whiting out the church window is wonderful.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Interior shots rarely work for me; my equipment just isn't sophisticated enough; but, for some reason that one came out a treat.

[tinceiri.livejournal.com]

Didn't mean to un-add you...

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

That's cool. :)

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Nice church! I particularly liked the tomb. And the kooky grave stone!!