Monday Mourning ~ Drowned whilst working on Submarine

In 

Loving Memory of

A Dearly

Loved Husband and Father

James Maggs Brown

Accidentally Drowned in Ipswich Dock

Whilst working on H.M.S Submarine D.4

February 23rd 1915

in his 42nd Year

What Peaceful hours we once enjoyed

How sweet their memory still

But they have left an aching void

The world can never fill

Beloved and Respected by all who knew him

HMS Submarine D4 was a British D class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow. D4 was laid down on 24th February 1910, launched 27th April 1911 and was commissioned on 29th November 1911. She was the first submarine to be fitted with a gun for offensive use.

Click on this bold type link for more information of H.M.S Submarine D4

Friday's Funerary Art ~ Art Nouveau

The Art Nouveau style was most popular from 1890 ~ 1905, with it's elegant free flowing lines and graceful curves that swirl around stylized shapes and flowers. 

This Art Nouveau monument for the Family of the Trader, Ernest Caillat 1839~1899. It is said to have been designed by Hector Guimard, who was primarily an architect and designer, known mainly for his famous Metro underground train entrances in Paris.

He also designed villas, town houses and tenements and also created the interior decorations, furniture and other objects in this style.

We visited Pere~lachaise in Paris, about 10 years ago and unfortunately my camera was not a digital one then, so my pictures need to be scanned first and sometimes the quality is rather poor !

That sounds like the perfect excuse to re~visit