Monday, April 20, 2015

Dec 2013: When I met Angels #London

 

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i went for a walk that cold crisp sunny December day and remembered to take a photo of this brave VC winner

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Lovely day…this graveyard is triangular in shape..

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with a main footpath which allows you to cross it..

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Quite a lot of angels…

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sun dappled graves

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a damaged angel

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the milky way with an angel

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some of the graves are starting to tilt and subside

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iron railings on the graves

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Some of the crosses have fallen over, I am afraid…

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you can barely make out the lettering

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and more damage

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sighs, a small child…

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lovely highlighting

 

 

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another soldier’ grave

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broken books

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a weeping angel

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a broken tombstone

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an old abandoned grave, no lettering other than the tree of life…who was it? do we know? no idea

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two more forgotten graves

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leaning over….creeper covered. 

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a obelisk for a marker

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the creeper covered stone.

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about 100 years back, they started using iron tombstones…curious

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another angel

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with cobwebs

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more books

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a soldier who died in the first great war..

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I cross over to the Lich Gate of the church across the street

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gives this Christmas tree a doubtful look

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indeed sleeping

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Couple of graves which have been visited…

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I'm reaching the church

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rows of crosses

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strange fluorescent fungus has grown over this tombstone.

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that’s an interesting name..

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another angel in the woods

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the church is indeed good looking.

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a view of the angel

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and another angel

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another soldier, who died in the second great war.

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looks like two churches

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these are even more ancient graves

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some of the iron gravestones are kept here…leaning against the walls.

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this was a lovely grave…

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me and the pillars

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this was up against the wall. 

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I have to come visit this church and try to get inside one of these days…

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last view down the garden….

 

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