Silent Sunday Cemetery Scapes ~ Ipswich Old Cemetery

Ship Ahoy

Kenneth Robertson

Ipswich Old Cemetery, Suffolk

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

Monday Mourning ~ Angel and Stars

An Angel amongst the Stars leads this young wife towards Heaven.

In kind Rememberance of

Catherine

the beloved wife of

Frederick Willm. Canham

of Ipswich

who died Nov.8th 1873

In the 23rd Year of Her Age

~

Yes she is dead, but ~ only? ~ in the flesh

Unfortunately the next three lines of this verse were unreadable

Wednesday's Children

I love this little monument because of it's unique charm. As it clutches a flower to it's chest, I cannot remember ever seeing a cherub in flight, like this one. They are more often depicted as standing. I wonder if the raised hand, had a finger pointing heavenward ?  

Our Darling

Cecil

May 9th 1916

Aged 2 Years & 6 Months

Also

Nellie Evelyn

August 24th 1906

Aged 16 Days



Monday Mourning ~ Spires of Ipswich

All of these Spire monuments are to be found in the Old Ipswich Cemetery, where the number of them, seem to have made them a very popular choice.  

The word 'Spire' is derived from the Old English word 'Spir', meaning a sprout, or shoot of grass.

Symbolically, Spires served two functions. Firstly, a Spire proclaimed a martial power, with it's spear like point giving the impression of strength. Secondly, was is it's connection with the celestial, as it reached up toward the skies and declared its connection with heaven.

The Spire was seen as a symbol of piety, as well as a symbol of wealth and prestige.

Wednesday's Child

Dawn King

Died

May 18th 1969

Aged 4 Years

A

Sweet Little Angel

Sleeping

Autumn Glory in Ipswich, Suffolk

Autumn arrived late this year, but it was definitely in it's Glory at the Old Cemetery in Ipswich, Suffolk.

Autumn is simply the best time for visiting this Sleeping Garden.

In the Old Cemetery, two chapels are dwarfed by the grand old tree between them. They appear identical, but the western chapel has a copper spire.

They were built together for the opening of the cemetery by Cooper and Peck, in 1855. The one with the spire was for Anglican use, the one without for the non-conformists ~ you can just see the blue door under the tree. Catholics used the nearby church of St Mary for their funeral Masses before interment here.

High Gothic in appearance, but in a traditionally Suffolk style, using buttressed flint. The non-conformist chapel is now used for storage with the Anglican chapel still being used occasionally. A new Millennium Cemetery, opened in 2000, to the north of the Borough.

 

I made some very interesting finds here too and will post them soon......