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Tips for moving gravestone??!! UPDATE
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James | Report | 18 Feb 2005 19:20 |
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In my experience, most cemeteries have a Supt in charge , and he has a register of graves and headstones. I would have thought you would be wiser to ask him to arrange whatever work you had in mind, and you pay for it. I think you would be wrong to try and do something off your own bat Jim Heblin |
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Zoe | Report | 18 Feb 2005 19:22 |
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Karen it may be worth checking for a local historical type society. I know that the Auld Kirkyard in Stonehouse has a local historian who is making transcriptions of the stones and looks after people visiting the graves there. I would imagine a lot of other places would have something similar as the local history societies are well aware of the importance of the info on the stones Zoe |
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KarenInScotland | Report | 18 Feb 2005 19:29 |
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Zoe - there is/was a great website on the Southern Necropolis which is where I got the help with finding the plot number and the kind man took a photo for me. I will check again and see if there is any upto date info on plans for inscriptions. James - I'll take the advice here and not do something myself, the graveyard is no longer used and has no super. There are rumours that there a are plans for building on it! Karen |
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Mhairi Queen of Scots | Report | 18 Feb 2005 19:41 |
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Hey Karen, My mum recentely got a gravestone put back up (it had been knocked down due to the fact that they said it was unsafe). If you get in touch with someone at your local undertakers then they should be able to give you the number of someone. I think it'll cost about £80 - £100 but its well worth it. My gran was so upset when she went round and it was laying on the ground, they never even asked if we'd lke it fixed! Hope you get it fixed! Mhairi |
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KarenInScotland | Report | 26 Feb 2005 00:36 |
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Thanks for all your tips and advice. I have emailed the man who runs the website for the Necropolis and he not only gave me the address of who I need to write too, and told me to ask them to move the headstone, but also found the photo he had taken over 2 years ago for me that I had lost with my last computer crash - fingers crossed! - Karen |
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Martin | Report | 26 Feb 2005 10:30 |
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It has gone even sillier in one area of the country. After first vandalising the graveyard by laying headstones flat they are now worrying that they are a trip hazard. MB |
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