shinglma Posted 29 September , 2003 Share Posted 29 September , 2003 Anyone know why these gravestones are this colour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 29 September , 2003 Share Posted 29 September , 2003 Headstones are usually made from Portland or Hopton Wood Limestone with Botticino Limestone now being used as a replacement. However, other stones are often used and you can see red sandstone and green limestone being used. There is even a reddish/greenish stone called Robin Hood Limestone (possibly the lighter ones in the pic). This is besides the use of granite and slate in some areas. Local stones have often been used for economic reasons or due to their hard wearing properties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gem22 Posted 30 September , 2003 Share Posted 30 September , 2003 The headstones shown are very similar in colour to the ones at Le Peuplier cemetery near Meteren. Garth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 30 September , 2003 Share Posted 30 September , 2003 The Le Peuplier headstones are made of the amusingly named Robin Hood Limestone (I checked that with CWGC only last week). It seems that the lighter ones at least here are of the same material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pete Wood Posted 30 September , 2003 Share Posted 30 September , 2003 What happens to the old headstones - the ones that have been replaced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 30 September , 2003 Share Posted 30 September , 2003 I have no idea! Maybe some can be 'skimmed' and reused but, as replacement only takes place through wear or damage, this may not be possible at all times. I have seen broken stones being scrapped with other rubble at cemeteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muerrisch Posted 30 September , 2003 Share Posted 30 September , 2003 Some look like Corsehill stone to me ...... as at Martinsart, I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 3 October , 2003 Share Posted 3 October , 2003 I also thought these were Corsehill stone, from the ?Border region of England. It is used at Auchonvillers CC where there are several burials of men from 1st Border Regt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Parker Posted 3 October , 2003 Share Posted 3 October , 2003 I thought all old head stones were smashed after being replaced, regardless of why they had been replaced. I assumed this was done to stop the falling into the hands of (shall we say) the wrong people. Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 3 October , 2003 Share Posted 3 October , 2003 The Le Peuplier ones look the same as the lighter ones in the photo and they are definately Robin Hood Limestone as confirmed by CWGC. The more reddish colour ones may well be Corsehill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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