Spring Bank Cemetery has a few angel tombstones, sadly many of them have been damaged by the elements or plain old vandalism. This one seems intact. It is the grave of one Wilfred Jessop (d 1930), his wife Isabella Maud (d 1924) and his mother-in-law, Jane Hooper (d 1914). I can find nothing about these people but I'm assuming they had money, monuments like this were not and are not cheap.
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Impressive and yes, it must have been very expensive.
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Angels are delicate creatures. It is surprising so many are still intact.
ReplyDeleteShe seems to be watching over more than the one family in this cemetery!
ReplyDeleteI always love coming across angels. Some cemeteries seem to be filled with them (and sometimes, they are the same angel figure on more than one grave)
ReplyDeleteLovely angel, and great background in the first photo.
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