2013
NS2776 : Duncan Street Burial Ground
taken 12 years ago, near to Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland
This is 1 of 2 images, with title Duncan Street Burial Ground in this square
Duncan Street Burial Ground
A number of the most ornate memorials in this burial ground are set along its south-western wall, where they are largely hidden by trees.
In this view, the nearest one is "sacred to the memory of John Pritchard of the island of Dominica, merchant, who died on his passage from that island to Britain in 1797", and "to Jane Moody his spouse".
To its left, with a squat obelisk beside it, is one for "William Marshall, died at Ladyburn, 27th January 1833, aged 66 years", "Fanny Fulton his spouse, died 30th December 1830, aged 61 years", and members of the same family.
Further away, near the left-hand edge of the picture, is another elaborate memorial, this one for John Farquhar and his wife Marion McKelvie: NS2776 : The Farquhar/McKelvie Memorial.
In this view, the nearest one is "sacred to the memory of John Pritchard of the island of Dominica, merchant, who died on his passage from that island to Britain in 1797", and "to Jane Moody his spouse".
To its left, with a squat obelisk beside it, is one for "William Marshall, died at Ladyburn, 27th January 1833, aged 66 years", "Fanny Fulton his spouse, died 30th December 1830, aged 61 years", and members of the same family.
Further away, near the left-hand edge of the picture, is another elaborate memorial, this one for John Farquhar and his wife Marion McKelvie: NS2776 : The Farquhar/McKelvie Memorial.
Duncan Street Burial Ground
This burial ground, created on land feued in 1816, is adjacent to the earlier Inverkip Street Burial Ground – Link – but it was, at first, separate from it (see Link for a more detailed history). An original entrance from Duncan St was closed after that street was levelled; an opening to the adjacent Inverkip Street Burial Ground was then created instead. "Renfrewshire MI pre-1855" (vol 1) has all of the inscriptions. The Duncan Street Burial Ground is discussed in the last few pages of Link
(PDF).
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- Grid Square
- NS2776, 1048 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Lairich Rig (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 8 July, 2013 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 1 August, 2013
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NS 2741 7607 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:56.7949N 4:45.9226W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NS 2740 7607
- View Direction
- Southeast (about 135 degrees)
