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Showing posts with label Surrey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Surrey. Show all posts

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Watts Cemetery Chapel


In the small village of Compton, not far from Farnham is the Watts Cemetery Chapel. This chapel and it's associate cemetery was built between 1896-98.

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

West Street Cemetery


In Farnham is the West Street Cemetery, a modestly sized place with some of the notably folks from Farnham's history. None of the graves of those folks are presented here. Just regular folks with interesting gravestones.

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Waverley Abbey


At the edge of Farnham are the ruins of Waverley Abbey. This is the first abbey founded by the Cistercians in England. It was begun in 1128. Let that sink in for a while.

Monday, January 13, 2020

Sunday, January 12, 2020

Brookwood Cemetery...a Study in Symbolism


It has been a short while since you've seen a cemetery we've visited. Today, I've got some photos from a place I'm pretty sure that you've never been...a Zoroastrian cemetery.

This is Brookwood Cemetery, the largest cemetery in the UK and one of the largest in Europe. Opened in 1852. I'm quite sure we'll make another visit here since there so much to see.

Friday, January 10, 2020

St. James Churchyard in Shere


There is a small town in Surrey that is billed as an ancient place and indeed it it filled with ridiculously narrow streets, quaint pubs, thatched roofs, and this small church that dates from the 11th century.