Researching our Family History we discovered that my husband's grandfather died in 1942 and was buried in a Devonshire churchyard. We made the trip to Devon to visit his grave. After a morning of searching we found nothing but neglect, - graves and their monuments lost beneath a jungle of unchecked growth.
In our own village most tombstones have been set against the churchyard's surrounding wall, - a directive from the H & S Dept no doubt! We decided to list them and draw a plan for any genealogists searching for their 'roots'. When we thought that we had finished we noticed dips in the ground, - grave-size!
Having started on this project, it is now a daily event, - up to the churchyard armed with edger, rake and broom. Removing years of turf and grass is rewarded by the the revelation of beautifully carved slate, individual works of art to which their engravers were justly proud to sign their names.
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