GRACEFUL GRAVEYARDS
GRACEFUL GRAVEYARDS
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'Everyone, deep down within, carries a small cemetery of those he has loved.' ~ Romain Rolland
'Everyone, deep down within, carries a small cemetery of those he has loved.' ~ Romain Rolland
Resting places offer great stillness of spirit, awareness of life and the wisdom of ages.
Resting places offer great stillness of spirit, awareness of life and the wisdom of ages.
St. John's Church in the York/New Hanover district is tucked among dense plantations and dusty dirt roads deep in logging country, home to some beautiful headstones and their epitaphs.
St. John's Church in the York/New Hanover district is tucked among dense plantations and dusty dirt roads deep in logging country, home to some beautiful headstones and their epitaphs.
St. Paul's Church in Curry's Post is rumoured to be the last resting place of a much-loved horse, Snowflake ~ beloved companion of Sergeant Major George Curry.
St. Paul's Church in Curry's Post is rumoured to be the last resting place of a much-loved horse, Snowflake ~ beloved companion of Sergeant Major George Curry.
The original chapel was shipped from England in 1876 and is worth a visit for its tidy surrounds and picturesque views.
The original chapel was shipped from England in 1876 and is worth a visit for its tidy surrounds and picturesque views.
The Holy Trinity Church in Bulwer is purportedly the only church in the world made entirely from hand-sawn yellowwood.
The Holy Trinity Church in Bulwer is purportedly the only church in the world made entirely from hand-sawn yellowwood.
Words of wisdom found in a Boston graveyard.
Words of wisdom found in a Boston graveyard.
St. George's in Rosetta is a compact and well-kept church whose origins date back to the beginning of the last century.
St. George's in Rosetta is a compact and well-kept church whose origins date back to the beginning of the last century.
The trust and legacy left to build it lay dormant for over 40 years collecting interest, until it was finally consecrated in 1949.
The trust and legacy left to build it lay dormant for over 40 years collecting interest, until it was finally consecrated in 1949.
St. John's Church in Mooi River, opened in 1872, is now deconsecrated and used as a creche for local Bruntville children.
St. John's Church in Mooi River, opened in 1872, is now deconsecrated and used as a creche for local Bruntville children.
The graveyard is the burial place of Major General Edward RP Woodgate KGMC GB, 1st Batt. Kings Own, mortally wounded at Spioenkop on 25 March 1900.
The graveyard is the burial place of Major General Edward RP Woodgate KGMC GB, 1st Batt. Kings Own, mortally wounded at Spioenkop on 25 March 1900.
The land for St. John's Presbyterian in the Gowrie was given by early settler John King off his farm of the original name. The tin structure which was ordered from an English catalogue and shipped out in kit form still stands today.
The land for St. John's Presbyterian in the Gowrie was given by early settler John King off his farm of the original name. The tin structure which was ordered from an English catalogue and shipped out in kit form still stands today.
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