All of the old cemeteries here are so interesting. Ronnie finds them depressing but I'm always busy photographing and wishing I had more time to wander through, reading names and dates on the stones and thinking about the people buried there. St Nicholas is one I'd actually like to re-visit and spend a little more time in.
You can find lots more on this church by
clicking here.
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| English ivy grows on stones |
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| stones lean together perhaps as the persons once did? |
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| celtic cross |
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| effigy tomb of a lady - 1620's |
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| crosses point skyward |
Sometimes it seems the ivy and vines win out, making the stones quite inaccessible. A type of stinging nettle grows wildly here and it is not to be reckoned with. I learned this the hard way.
Some of the carving is quite intricate, and it's amazing they have remained as readable as they have given their age and the elements. Almost all of them are affected to one degree or another by the growth of moss and lichen. Almost every church yard has broken stones lined up against the building or fence, some with names and others with no identification remaining.
I'm always amazed to see fresh flowers on what seems to be a very old grave. I wonder how many generations have gone by since this person died, and who is still here to remember?
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