Friday's Funerary Symbols ~ Grim Reaper Scythes

The Scythes on this mausoleum in the village of Saint~Cirq~Lapopie, represents the cuttting of mortal ties with the land of the living, as the Souls of the recently deceased are harvested by the Grim Reaper.

Inside the mausoleum

The beautifully detailed Winged Hourglass on the lower half of the door depicts the swift passage of time.

Commemoration Funeral Bier

To Mark the Coronation of

KING GEORGE V

This Bier is Provided for Use in the

Parishes of St.Germans, St.Peters and

St.Mary the Virgin

Wiggenhall 1911

And is the Property of the Joint Parishes

By the main door in the Parish church of Wiggenhall St.Mary Magdalen, stands the Funeral Bier that was purchased to commerate the Coronation of king George V. This bier would have been used by the three Parishes of Wiggenhall to transport coffins on their final journey from the deceased's residence to the Church.

Click here for more information on St. Mary Magdalene Church

Prehistoric Burial Tombs ~ Dolmen of Lot, France

Dolmen du Lac d'Aurie, Limogne~en~Quercy, Lot, France

A few weeks ago we visited the Lot region of France, and as all good taphophiles do, we visited not only the regular cemeteries whilst there, but also a couple of Prehistoric burials sites too.

The Dolmen in this region come from the Neolithic period 4500 to 2000 years BC. and there are quite a few of them in the area. The dolmen are thought to be burial chambers or tombs as human remains have been found inside and are often accompanied by burial artifacts which have been scientifically dated.

Dolmen de Martignes, Figeac, Lot, France 

Click here for more Dolmen of the Lot region

Silent Sunday Cemetery Scapes ~ Cahors, Lot, France

Same Womb ~ Same Tomb

This is the grave of a

Brother and Sister

Francis Leyburn Yarker

and

Mabel Estelle Symmes

RIP

Same Womb  ~  Same Tomb

When I first saw this Epitaph, I couldn't help thinking that it was a little bit unsettling.

Arnold Francis Yarker ~ born in 1847, died 1896 ~ and Cecillia Mary Tully ~ born 1855 ~ were married in 1868. 

They had two children, a daughter Mabel Estelle ~ born in 1873 and a son Francis Leyburn ~ born in 1876 ~ who became a Private Law Tutor and who died in 1911 aged 35 years old.

It seems to appear by the change of surname that Mabel must have married, but I could not find any further information about her.

If they had not previously chosen to be buried together with this strange Epitaph, 

I wonder who did choose it and why ?.

Silent Sunday Cemetery Scapes ~ St. Tudno's, Llandudno, Wales

Centenarians of Pinner

This Stone

was Erected by Private Subscription

in Memory of

Betty

Widow of William Evans of this Parish

and

Daughter of William and Ann Weatherly

Born at Ruislip 27th April

1751

Died at Pinner 10th August

1853

Aged 102 Years

I could find no further information regarding Betty Evans or why this stone was erected by private subscription for her. 

However there are three other centenarians buried in the Churchyard of St. John the Baptist in Pinner, Middlesex : William Kenelsby who died in 1775 aged 118 Years and of whom I wrote of in my previous post.
The others are Ann Winfield of Ruislip who died in 1851 aged 100 Years and Charles James who died in 1923 aged 102 Years. however I could not locate their burial sites in the churchyard.