StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: gravestone

A good example of weathering, this is the exposed west-facing side of a gravestone in the churchyard at St Mary the Virgin, Stamfordham.

Child and infant mortality is so very sad. At least modern vaccinations / nutrition / ante-natal & medical care can alleviate much of this. The daughter died in 1862 at five years of age. Another grave nearby was dedicated to a child "born asleep" ...