2010

SO4686 : Part of Westhope Church Meadow Green burial site

taken 14 years ago, near to Westhope, Shropshire, England

Part of Westhope Church Meadow Green burial site
Part of Westhope Church Meadow Green burial site
Here in the churchyard of Westhope parish church a Green burial site has been established. Trees are planted to commemorate the dead and mark their plot, rather than gravestones, with each tree carrying a plaque with their name date of birth and date of demise. Green coffins are used, made of wicker, chipboard, cardboard and other natural materials. Many are painted to designs selected by their eventual occupants long before the 'due date'. Apparently some 80 interments have been carried out this way and it is growing. A grave has been dug in readiness near the gate. The burial site is grazed by rare breed sheep. I have visited previously and seen it grazed by cattle. Not so good.

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Category: Burial ground
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Westhope [8] · Green [3] · Cattle [2] · Near [2] · Westhope Church Meadow [2] ·
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SO4686, 33 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Jeremy Bolwell   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 24 October, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 25 October, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 469 862 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:28.2687N 2:46.9258W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 469 862
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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