A History of Suffolk Gravestones by Robert Halliday

A History of Suffolk Gravestones by Robert Halliday

While Suffolk is justly famed for its historic churches, the gravestones and churchyard memorials surrounding these are often overlooked or ignored. This book presents the first coherent historical survey of Suffolk gravestones from the Middle Ages onwards, describing their development and explaining the symbolism of gravestone art and design. It includes a selection of epitaphs, some poignant, some amusing, together with sections on mausoleums, animal graves and unusual burial places such as 'The Boy's Grave' near Newmarket. Comprehensively illustrated throughout, this is a unique survey of a fascinating and little investigated area of local history.with sections on mausoleums, animal graves and unusual burial places such as 'The Boy's Grave' near Newmarket. Comprehensively illustrated throughout, this is a unique survey of a fascinating and little investigated area of local history.

Robert Halliday has lived in Bury St Edmunds since 1966. He has worked for the Museum Service in Bury, for the Churches' Conservation Trust in Cambridge, and also as an archaeologist. Robert has written articles on history, folklore and archaeology for popular and academic journals, and is author of two other local history books: Cambridgeshire Strange but True and Suffolk Strange but True.

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ISBN 13	9781845495954
ISBN 10	1845495950
Title	A History of Suffolk Gravestones
Author	Robert Halliday
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	arima publishing
Year published	2013-08-19
Number of pages	122
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