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From: "Sheila R. Bryant" <>
Subject: Re: More Headstone Troubles
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 12:44:35 +0100
References: <3B90F2AB.A6FA8402@lightage.demon.co.uk>, <lLGSO9IEGm53zJupuPtIVotT1nvv@4ax.com>


Kay Robinson wrote:
>
> On Sat, 01 Sep 2001 15:37:31 +0100, d wilcox
> <> wrote:
>
> >A report in today's paper tells of a couple near Bolton who have been
> >refused permission to raise a headstone showing a photo of their
> >daughter.
> >
> >This is not quite Genealogy - yet, but it seems to me such headstones
> >would be invaluable in years to come to future family historians.
> >
> >And the Diocese of Manchester do not appear to have any good reasons for
> >refusing such a stone. Does anyone know?
> >
> >derek
>
> I can't understand why not. My brother was buried in Gorton cemetery
> thirty years ago, presumably in the same diocese, complete with
> photograph. Using photographs on tombstones is common, particularly in
> RC plots, a fashion that came here with the large influx of Italians
> over the years. Personally I really like the idea.
>
> Kay
>
> All replies to newsgroup please
>
> Searching: Ward
> (all but Lincolnshire and Norfolk at present)
> Somerset: All
> Blundy, Burr, Griffin and Ringham (Lincs)
> Rosewarne, Ellis, Elwood, Lin(d)ley,
> Greaves and Middleton (Sheffield area)
> Stafford, Bailey, Haley and Taplin (NW)
> Jones and Davies (Wales, for my sins)
> Not least Sowerby and Smith :-(

They had some representative of the diocese on the radio on Sunday
morning claiming that there were those in the local community that found
visual representations on headstones upsetting. As far as I can tell (it
was early - I wasn't fully awake) the objections were theoretical - the
guy couldn't actually say whether anyone had complained. Added to which
there are, I believe, several other headstones in that cemetery with
portraits on the headstones, but they aren't being threatened with
removal, just this one.
--

Sheila

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