I found this grave stone when I lived in Leeds. There isn't a name on the stone.
If I had profound thoughts like this, I would probably want to claim the credit.
Obviously I know where the stone is, so please don't spoil the fun by telling everyone else.
Where is this stone
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Where is this stone
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Interesting. No idea where the stone is, but the epitaph appears in other places, with different attributions. Seems to appear as early as the late 1600s.
Is it in a Christian cemetery?
Is it in a Christian cemetery?
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Re: Where is this stone
As someone who has trawled through many cemeteries in England (looking for ancestors) I have come across many unusual epitaphs and comments etc on gravestones, some are very funny and others plain weird.
Haven't seen this one in Leeds though, and I cannot even find it on the Yorkshire Indexers site neither, probably because there is no name attached.
Here's a weirdo
Haven't seen this one in Leeds though, and I cannot even find it on the Yorkshire Indexers site neither, probably because there is no name attached.
Here's a weirdo
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Is this the end of the story ...or the beginning of a legend?
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It is in a christian cemetery, and I believe the persons name is in the burial records inside the church.
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This is an interesting thread but I don't know the answer, so perhaps it's now time to reveal that.
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I found it in St Mary's church in Whitkirk, I was looking for John Smeaton's.
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Thanks for that .warringtonrhino wrote:I found it in St Mary's church in Whitkirk, I was looking for John Smeaton's.
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