Tuesday 15 January 2013

Bradburn

winged death head
I have not seen an elephant on a grave marker before, but a quick internet search brought up the possibility that it could be a symbol of 'winged death'

for a Taphophile Tragics at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

6 comments:

Revrunner said...

I don't think I've ever seen that either.

VioletSky said...

This looks very unusual. And somehow a bit comical (but I feel disrespectful even thinking that)

LONDONLULU said...

I'd never heard of that either, so interesting. Great detail here.

Beneath Thy Feet said...

Intestering. Maybe Margaret just really liked elepahnts.

Valladolid Daily Photo said...

Really interesting info, well done! Sometimes a bit of research is necessary.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Very different.. but I'm not even sure what a 'winged death' is Hamilton..ok I'm off to Google!!