Tuesday 23 July 2013

Crunwere Churchyard July 2013

The Oriel family grave is inside that undergrowth somewhere

Going down towards the lower yard

The ivy covered porch

Looking down from the top yard


The lower yard

The lower yard

Embedded tombstone in wall

The overgrown porch

Gate is now unlocked so you have access to the lower and older yard - 
if you can get through the grass and weeds.

Graves inside the fence disappearing beneath the grass.

Top field above the newest graves.

Top field again.

Looking down towards the church from the top of the yard.

 Looking down towards the church from the top of the yard.

Graves disappearing beneath the vegetation.

Top row of graves - these are the newest ones and even they have a neglected air about them.

Top two rows of graves - grass is as tall as the headstones.

  Looking down towards the church from the top of the yard.

Fence disappearing within the grass.

Believe it or not this is the path down to the gate.

Looking towards the porch.

Gravestones inside the fence almost buried under vegetation.

Ivy breaking in through the porch.

 Ivy breaking in through the porch.

Old table top tombstone.

Fence and gate to lower yard.

 Fence and gate to lower yard.

Looking towards the porch - under that tangle of undergrowth
 is a cobbled path - somewhere.

Track back across the field to the lane - the picture does not do it justice.
It is so overgrown a car can hardly make the journey across it.

First impressions of Crunwere Church and graveyard - what a sorry sight.