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stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social @stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social · 9h

John Arthur Kelly, of #Nelson, was returning home on the Lusitania in 1915 when it was sunk by a German U-boat. He's remembered on the family #Grave at St John's Church Graveyard. I'd like to think he is in Margate, but there are no Lusitania victims listed there. He isn't on the list of recovered.

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stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social @stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social · 11h

This is a very impressive way to highlight and preserve in times when it is hard to find the finance for history unless a specific trust was set up for it. I love it. I'm going to look more into it, thank you for sharing.

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stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social @stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The ground in front is unsafe until it is repaired -- with the new funding ;) I will work it out from the grave book

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stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social @stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Look! I copied from an AI search, but it's a start! 'ARM on a gravestone typically stands for "Arms of the Resurrection of the Martyrs," which is a Christian symbol representing the resurrection and eternal life. It is often used in the context of memorials within the Church of England.'

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stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social @stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

See! Thank you, I see also, MHR, but there's an etched horned head below it, like a stylised stags head or cattle. I'll research A R M too though.

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stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social @stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I never ruled anything in or out for sure. I found information on Maltese hospital brethren and something to do with a Catholic order of knights, but the Catholic Church didn't respond to my questions, so it went quiet, until now...

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stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social @stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I'm thinking more Pakistani, punjabi/urdu calligraphy fonts? There would be plenty around Leicester. As there is in East Lancs.

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Beatyblue @beatyblue27.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves 2026 Day 9: Lettering/Schrift #parkfriedhofohlsdorf

Steinerne Gedenktafel mit roter chinesischer Schrift steht zwischen grünen Büschen und Bäumen in einem Park.

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Holundra 🐌 @holundra.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves Day 9 • Lettering / Schrift 📝 📍 Eichhof Kiel

Grabstein mit Gravur: Notizblock und Stift

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Nordlicht @physiognom.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves Day 9: Lettering / Schrift

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stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social @stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

How does it get like that, they look re=glued in place?

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Blurred_Lens @lensblurred.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves Day 9: Lettering Forgotten Words Bexleyheath Cemetary

Close up photograph of a gravestone that has fallen and laying on its back. Water has pooled on the surface and loosened all of the letters away from the stone. They are now jumbled like spaghetti letters. Some freshly cut grass lays amongst the letters. A flower is also carved into the stone.

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Books,Craic,Cake @bookscraiccake.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves #Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Day 9. Lettering

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Flâneuse | mallow era @wertvollel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves Day 9: Lettering/Schrift 📍Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Hamburg 🪦 OZ (Walter Josef Fischer 1950 -2014) He was a German graffiti artist. He was considered the "grandfather of the graffiti scene" in Hamburg.

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Lisa @big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A good Friday to you. Here in Pictou County for multiple types of #Lettering on #31DaysofGraves Day 9. Lewis Island is in the Outer Hebrides; Toney River looks out over the Northumberland strait in Nova Scotia. Hope Alexander felt at home here.

A headstone from ~1877 for Alexander McDonald. White stone with an open bible engraving at the top. There are at least three types of lettering on the stone. Gothic, serif and non serif, italics.

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pacarr.bsky.social @pacarr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31DaysofGraves . Lettering. St Lawrence churchyard Warkworth Northumberland. Early 18th century.

Early 18 century gravestone in St Lawrence churchyard Warkworth Northumberland.

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stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social @stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Could it be an arabic text? It is beautiful regardless.

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Fiona Chartres @chartresfi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

When you start carving a headstone but have a serious attack of the curlicues.. Todays theme for #31DaysofGraves is Lettering and I'm sure there's a letter in there somewhere.

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Anna Matthews @relativelyhistoric.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31daysofgraves Day 9 - Lettering Three distinctly different fonts on one monument; a zinc monument at Rideauvale Cemetery in Kars, Ontario.

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Kirsty Hartsiotis @stroudstory.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

For day 9, lettering, here is not Robin but Richard of Sherwood! Seen in Halam, #Nottinghamshire, earlier this year, satisfyingly serifed! #31DaysOfGraves

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Robin Partridge @idacolumite.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves Day 9: Lettering. Imagine this being elegantly scrawled with a piece of broom straw in wet clay. Salt glazed & fired in the last coal & clay company town in Ohio.

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Martin @mexicanponcho.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026

Tag 9: Schrift Moosschrift Hauptfriedhof Frankfurt #31DaysOfGraves

Das Foto zeigt eine Nahaufnahme eines verwitterten, flachen Grabsteins aus Stein, der stark mit Moos bewachsen und mit Flechten übersät ist. Auf der rauen, graugrünen Oberfläche liegen einige trockene Eichen- und Birkenblätter sowie zahlreiche heruntergefallene Nadeln von Nadelbäumen. Die in den Stein eingemeißelte Inschrift ist durch den Moosbewuchs teilweise überdeckt.

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Wendy @hyssop.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31DaysofGraves - Lettering Calvary Cemetery, Rochester, MN A handmade and hand lettered marker is a real act of love that stands out in a sea of equally lovely but more commercial markers.

A metal handmade grave marker for Arthur and Shirley Rink. The letters are formed with bent and soldered metal.

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Chris Woodyard @chriswoodyard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31DaysofGraves #9 Lettering The text seems to melt into the lichened log background in this tombstone for "Mother" Russell [I haven't found her first name in the records] at Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio. #TheVictorianBookoftheDead

Closeup of a carved stone tombstone with the word "Mother" and a rope hung over a protruding stump of a cut-off branch.

Closeup of a carved stone tombstone with the word "Mother" at the top and a banner hung by a rope with tassels over a protruding stump of a cut-off branch that reads 1814-1897 aged 83. Under the banner is the word Russell and several plantain leaves.

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Marisa Fez @marisafez.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31DaysofGraves 9. Lettering 🔠 Talking Tombs (Paquito, 1906 & Agustina, 1910) Civil Cemetery, Bunyol, València 🇪🇸 Clay tombs bearing rhyming epitaphs, inscribed with a burin while the clay was still wet.

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RealMaD&Stabby🔪 @madbrooklyn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic CT. Photo by MaD #31DaysofGraves

Color photo of a tombstone in the Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic CT. Photo by MaD

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stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social @stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Reminds me of Custer's moustache. Very original.

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Louvain Rees ⚰️ @hellohistoria.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31daysofgraves • Animal 🪦 Where there is a country house, there is usually a pet cemetery on the grounds 🐾 📍St Fagans Castle Pet Cemetery 🪦 #Wales #History

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Holundra 🐌 @holundra.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves Day 9 • Lettering / Schrift 📍 Neuer Urnenfriedhof 🌾 In Love

Buch aus Stein im Gras. Auf den aufgeschlagenen Seiten links Kornähren, rechts der Schriftzug In Liebe

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Donna Martina @donnamartina.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves 2026 Day 8: Animal / Tag 8: Tier Zweiter Teil vom Nachtrag von gestern Tiere, die auf Grabinschriften erwähnt werden und Tiere im Grabmal Alle Bilder von heute vom Alten St. Matthäus Kirchhof in Berlin Schöneberg.

Die ersten beiden Bilder sind zwei Tafeln von einer Urnenwand. Der erste ist aus rosa gesprenkeltem poliertem Granit.

Folgender Text ist ein eingraviert
Auf Bild eins lautet sie.
HERTA STRODA GEB. KRUSE
* 28.6.1909 + 2.5.2004
LORE-HELGA KRUSE GEB. GEISHEIM
* 13.3.1940 + 23.8.2018

Und in Schreibschrift darunter:

Ein zarter, wilder Vogel flieht sein Nest,
um am Ende zurückzukehren

Bild zwei von der Urnenwand
Der Stein ist aus grauem poliertenm und gesprenkeltem Granit
Beate Roswitha Götz
geb. Dietrich
* 31.7.1959 + 7.1.2019
Darunter steht der Text:
Der Löwe ruht in Ewigkeit
Neben dem Text ist ein ruhender Löwe eingraviert.
In der oberen linken Ecke ist eine kleine rote Rose aus Papier befestigt, in der rechten oberen Ecke, ein kleine, trockene Blütendol mit weißen Blüten.

Das dritte Foto zeigt den Blick auf ein kleines Urnengrab, schneebedeckt, nur ein paar trockene Pflanzen und ein kleiner Busch ragen aus der Schneedecke.

Der Grabstein besteht aus zwei Teilen: zum einen ein Stein, geformt wie ein Berg, auf dessen Spitze ein großer runder, grauer Stein ruht, der den Mond symbolisiert.
Auch der Mond ist zur Hälfte schneebedeckt.
Der Berg ist circa 40 cm Zentimeter hoch.
Der runde Stein hat einen Durchmesser von circa 50 cm.
Vor diesem Ensemble steht die circa 30 cm hohe Bronzefigur einer Katze. Sie blickt zum Mond hoch, der Schwanz ist hoch aufgerichtet, der Kopf leicht schief und hochgereckt und die Körperhaltung wirkt, als ob sie jemanden begrüßen würde.

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Sue Dumbleton @stirlingriversider.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31daysofgraves I'm a bit confused - is the theme #lettering or #hidden? Think I'll do both. This is my #greatgrandfather's #grave in #DeanCemetery #Edinburgh. Clear but sparse lettering - doesn't give much away.

A gravestone from early 20th century in Dean Cemetery Edinburgh

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Alison Spring @acspring.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves #Lettering Not quite a gravestone, although it is in a graveyard, and not quite letter-ing, but letters: a "postbox to heaven" in Wolston, Warwickshire, suggested by a grieving relative. Read about it at www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A typical country postbox on a pole. The box has been painted white with gold lettering. It bears the usual "Post Office E [crown] R" but on the side, and the front, is inscribed a drawing of an envelope , followed by "Letters To Lost Loved Ones". The postbox is situated within a graveyard.

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stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social @stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I love it as your choice and the sentiment behind its existence :) Thank you

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Sue Dumbleton @stirlingriversider.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31daysofgraves today's theme - hidden or lettering? I've done lettering so here's hidden. Obscured by moss and lichen in #Lamlash #IsleofArran the grave of my 5&6 x great grandparents. What a find, with grateful thanks to the #ArranHeritageMuseum

A gravestone in Lamlash Cemetery. The inscriptions are completely hidden by moss and lichen

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Donna Martina @donnamartina.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves 2026 Day 9: Lettering / Tag 9: Schrift Heute etwas Besonderes: das älteste Grabmal auf dem Alten St. Matthäus Kirchhof in Berlin Es wurde für Ferdinand Streichenberg-Scharmer (geb. 28.4.1838 in London, gest. 24.8.1856 in Berlin) im neogotischen Stil von seinen Eltern errichtet.

Bild eins zeigt das Grad mal von vorne, es steht unter einem Schützen Lendendach. Es ist kürzlich renoviert worden und steht aus weißem Marmor. Es ist gestaltet wie ein kleines gotisches Türmchen mit vier allegorischen Figuren der Künste und Wissenschaften (Geographie, Musik, Literatur und Malerei) an der Seite und kleinen Säulen, spitz zulaufenden Bögen. Und auf der Spitze ein Kreuz. Es steht auf einem Sockel.
Auf der Vorderseite ist in die Seite des Türmchen in Fraktur hineingraviert:
Dem hoffnungsvollen geliebten Sohne widmen dieses Denkmal, die tiefgebeugten, trauernden Eltern.

Das zweite Bild zeigt die Rückseite des Denkmals. Auf dem Sockel steht ein trauernde Engel auf Blütenkränzen aus Lorbeer, Eiche und Mohn. Im Sockel ist auch eine Inschrift in Fraktur eingraviert.
Die erste Zeile lautet hier Ruth in Gott, darunter folgen die Lebensdaten von Ferdinand.

Nochmals eine Ansicht des Grabmal von der Seite. Man sieht die neurotische Ausführung in der Gesamtheit, auch hier zieht man das kleine Baldachin, dass darüber errichtet wurde, um den weißen Marmor zu schützen. Rund um das Grab ist eine kleine Rasenfläche und dahinter steht eine Bank. Das Grabmal ist erst kürzlich neu restauriert worden. Es ist circa 2 m hoch.

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stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social @stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves #ScottishGraveThoughts Day9: Mysterious This #Grave in St John's Church #Graveyard, #Nelson, Lancashire, is still a mystery, I haven't managed to figure out the lettering, nor the religious denomination, the brotherhood, or even the type of cross. Thoughts anyone?

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stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social @stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves Day9: Lettering The #Grave of Thalberg Halstead has always pulled at my heartstrings. His parents, Willie and Emma Jane, clearly proud of their son and their #Pendle roots. Germanic in origin, Thalberg, means 'valley hill'. Also buried with him is a sibling who was stillborn.

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stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social @stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Lol! Suck it up, they went in search of more northern DNA, right?

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Jen G @jeng-art.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#31daysofgraves day 5 #vehicle spotted in Colorado, summer 2026. #IMACMPR #taphophile #casket #camper #trailer

A closer view of the casket on a set of wheels pulled behind a car with a license plate reading “IMACMPR”

A casket on a set of wheels pulled behind a car with a license plate reading “IMACMPR”

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Priscilla Scott @brudhearg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves Latha 8: Beathach /Animal. Damh donn air a' chlach-chuimhne aig Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir. A red stag on the gravestone for the Gaelic poet Duncan Bàn MacIntyre, famous for his vivid descriptions of deer. Cladh Eaglais nam Manach Liath. Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh. #Gàidhlig

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stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social @stjohnsgraveyard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I'd say he could produce some very fine grave stone lettering for Day9 Lettering. #31DaysOfGraves

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Debbie Cameron @debsadelight.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#31DaysofGraves Day 8 Animals

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Church Monuments Society @churchmonuments.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Advance notice of two events next spring: a, online gathering for members on 13 Mar churchmonumentssociety.org/events/cms-m... and a free study day in Llandaff Cathedral on 3 April churchmonumentssociety.org/events/study...

Tomb chest with double effigy, angels and weepers

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peacefulbean @iampeacefulbean.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves Day 8: Animal

Eleven curious cows watch from behind a cemetery fence line. A few graves sit in front of them on lush green grass.

A Sandhill Crane rests between gravestones in a cemetery.

A dark brown horse peeks from the pasture into the old part of a small cemetery.

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orsa-marga.bsky.social @orsa-marga.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

How greatful I am to share pictures with you, while my grandfather might have been fighting your great-grandfather in WWI. The graves are a reminder of the decisions made and the results they had for the people, families, kids. ✨

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