stuart rowles Posted 31 March , 2020 Share Posted 31 March , 2020 Hoping to get a photo of the headstone for John Rowles, ex Mercantile Marine, who died 1956, age 84. He is buried in Section 2D, Plot 168. I am informed that his headstone has fallen over so I am anxious to get a picture before it is taken away. I have a detailed plan showing exactly where it is. It is very easy to find. Any help would be very much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggers Posted 31 March , 2020 Share Posted 31 March , 2020 From the info on the other forum, it has more than just fallen over. It would be helpful if you described it here, as it was found. Many of these ‘fallen over’ stones have been toppled, for safety, by cemetery staff. I am locked in for the duration or would have gone with a camera. d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temptage Posted 1 April , 2020 Share Posted 1 April , 2020 https://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/cemetery.php?cemetery=1067 Unfortunately his headstone hasnt been photographed for that website, but its very useful at other times too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart rowles Posted 4 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 4 May , 2020 A picture has been sent from the wonderful site 'Find a Grave' The stone has been broken but the top which lists his wife is very readable and has been replanted, if that's the right way to describe it. Anyway I am delighted with this picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temptage Posted 4 May , 2020 Share Posted 4 May , 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, stuart rowles said: A picture has been sent from the wonderful site 'Find a Grave' The stone has been broken but the top which lists his wife is very readable and has been replanted, if that's the right way to describe it. Anyway I am delighted with this picture. It doesnt look like a broken stone. The very top of it is chamfered, and the spacing suggests that hers is the only name on it. As she died 16 years before John, its a high probability that he was buried in the same plot but his name hasnt been physically added to the grave. The same person on FaG posted photos of my G-Grandparents graves from the same Cemetery, which up until 2 weeks ago I didnt even know their names but thanks to Ancestry...... Edited 4 May , 2020 by temptage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BereniceUK Posted 5 May , 2020 Share Posted 5 May , 2020 On 04/05/2020 at 09:31, temptage said: It doesnt look like a broken stone. The very top of it is chamfered, and the spacing suggests that hers is the only name on it. As she died 16 years before John, its a high probability that he was buried in the same plot but his name hasnt been physically added to the grave. From the style of the stone, I agree with temptage. Just his wife's name will be inscribed on it (unless John Rowles' name was added to the other side of the stone, which I've never seen before with that type of headstone). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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