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Churchyard Collection (#15)

"Exploring the Serenity of Churchyards

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Thanatopsis (engraving)

Thanatopsis (engraving)
666283 Thanatopsis (engraving) by Schmalz, Herbert Gustave (1856-1935) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thanatopsis)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Cemetery of Honrenji Temple in Chikugo-machi, Nagasaki, c. 1860-80 (b / w photo)

Cemetery of Honrenji Temple in Chikugo-machi, Nagasaki, c. 1860-80 (b / w photo)
701541 Cemetery of Honrenji Temple in Chikugo-machi, Nagasaki, c.1860-80 (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: The Old Churchyard, Stirling, 1835 (oil on canvas)

The Old Churchyard, Stirling, 1835 (oil on canvas)
STI135461 The Old Churchyard, Stirling, 1835 (oil on canvas) by Mitchell, Robert (fl.1782-1835); 75x96 cm; Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Detail from the Tomb of the Scaligers, 1277-1387 (marble)

Detail from the Tomb of the Scaligers, 1277-1387 (marble)
JFS136529 Detail from the Tomb of the Scaligers, 1277-1387 (marble) by Campione, Bonino da (fl.1357-97); Santa Maria Antica, Verona, Veneto

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Electrum Helmet of King Mes-Kalem-Dug, c. 2500-2400 BC (beaten gold) (see also 161987)

Electrum Helmet of King Mes-Kalem-Dug, c. 2500-2400 BC (beaten gold) (see also 161987)
BAL4101 Electrum Helmet of King Mes-Kalem-Dug, c.2500-2400 BC (beaten gold) (see also 161987) by Sumerian; Iraq Museum, Baghdad; (add.info)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: St Pauls Cathedral Choir School, City of London

St Pauls Cathedral Choir School, City of London
St Pauls Cathedral Choir School, St Pauls Churchyard, City of London, before it was destroyed by the Great Fire of London, along with the old St Pauls Cathedral itself. Date: pre-1666

Background imageChurchyard Collection: St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent

St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent, by this time accessible via the new railway from London to Dover. Date: 1843

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Plan of a Tomb at Cervetri (engraving) (b / w photo)

Plan of a Tomb at Cervetri (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF285214 Plan of a Tomb at Cervetri (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dennis, George (1814-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: illustration from The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria by George Dennis)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Sutri and its Amphitheatre, from the Road to Rome (engraving) (b / w photo)

Sutri and its Amphitheatre, from the Road to Rome (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF285212 Sutri and its Amphitheatre, from the Road to Rome (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dennis, George (1814-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Elegy written in a Country Church-Yard, design 111 from

Elegy written in a Country Church-Yard, design 111 from
XYC222555 Elegy written in a Country Church-Yard, design 111 from The Poems of Thomas Gray, 1797-98 (w/c with pen & ink on paper) by Blake

Background imageChurchyard Collection: St. Canices Cathedral (sepia photo)

St. Canices Cathedral (sepia photo)
322496 St. Canices Cathedral (sepia photo) by Irish Photographer (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St. Canices Cathedral, Kilkenny, Ireland)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: The South High Cross, Kells, Co. Meath, Ireland (sepia photo)

The South High Cross, Kells, Co. Meath, Ireland (sepia photo)
322491 The South High Cross, Kells, Co. Meath, Ireland (sepia photo) by French, Robert (1841-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: High Cross dating from the 9th century)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Fragment of London Wall with battlements, 1793

Fragment of London Wall with battlements, 1793
Fragment of London Wall with battlements built in 1477 during the reign of King Edward IV as it stood in the churchyard of St. Giles Cripplegate, 1793

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Cemetery at Mogador

Cemetery at Mogador
LLM338464 Cemetery at Mogador by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cemetery at Mogador. All Round the World, First Series (1868).); © Look and Learn

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Tynemouth Priory from the East, 1845 (oil on millboard)

Tynemouth Priory from the East, 1845 (oil on millboard)
CTS336327 Tynemouth Priory from the East, 1845 (oil on millboard) by Carmichael, John Wilson (1800-68); 31.5x41.5 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Background imageChurchyard Collection: A weird and ghastly incident during the Chicago fire (engraving)

A weird and ghastly incident during the Chicago fire (engraving)
736203 A weird and ghastly incident during the Chicago fire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Chapel of Waterloo (coloured engraving)

Chapel of Waterloo (coloured engraving)
780305 Chapel of Waterloo (coloured engraving) by Rouse, James (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two tombstones on the right - one erected for Lieut-Colonoel Richard Fitzgerald of)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: The Remains of the College at Maidstone, Kent (engraving)

The Remains of the College at Maidstone, Kent (engraving)
3620532 The Remains of the College at Maidstone, Kent (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Remains of the College at Maidstone, Kent)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Carabinieri who during a play of Hamlet in a Piedmont theater seize the skulls... (colour litho)

Carabinieri who during a play of Hamlet in a Piedmont theater seize the skulls... (colour litho)
2815400 Carabinieri who during a play of Hamlet in a Piedmont theater seize the skulls... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Le Cimetiere Kurodani A Kioto, Tombes Sculptees (colour photo)

Le Cimetiere Kurodani A Kioto, Tombes Sculptees (colour photo)
2817363 Le Cimetiere Kurodani A Kioto, Tombes Sculptees (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Cimetiere Kurodani A Kioto, Tombes Sculptees)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: The New Cemetery at Carlisle (engraving)

The New Cemetery at Carlisle (engraving)
2772485 The New Cemetery at Carlisle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Cemetery at Carlisle)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Rob Roys Grave, Balquhidder (b / w photo)

Rob Roys Grave, Balquhidder (b / w photo)
2794744 Rob Roys Grave, Balquhidder (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rob Roys Grave, Balquhidder)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: East end of St Mary Redcliffe, showing Temple Church (pencil & w / c on paper)

East end of St Mary Redcliffe, showing Temple Church (pencil & w / c on paper)
2831428 East end of St Mary Redcliffe, showing Temple Church (pencil & w/c on paper) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Background imageChurchyard Collection: North side of the Gateway at Arnos Vale, showing figures

North side of the Gateway at Arnos Vale, showing figures
2832558 North side of the Gateway at Arnos Vale, showing figures, 1826 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Munich (engraving)

Munich (engraving)
3655697 Munich (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Munich. Illustration for The Imperial Gazetteer, A General Dictionary of Geography (Blackie)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Womens Army Auxiliary Corps tending to graves, 1917-19 (b / w photo)

Womens Army Auxiliary Corps tending to graves, 1917-19 (b / w photo)
2921888 Womens Army Auxiliary Corps tending to graves, 1917-19 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); National Army Museum

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Gravestone from Wordsworths We Are Seven, St Mary and All Saints, Conwy (colour photo)

Gravestone from Wordsworths We Are Seven, St Mary and All Saints, Conwy (colour photo)
3094972 Gravestone from Wordsworths We Are Seven, St Mary and All Saints, Conwy (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Lady Grimstones tomb, Tewin, Hertfordshire (colour photo)

Lady Grimstones tomb, Tewin, Hertfordshire (colour photo)
3094811 Lady Grimstones tomb, Tewin, Hertfordshire (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Grimstones tomb, Tewin, Hertfordshire)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: St Annes Church, Kew (colour photo)

St Annes Church, Kew (colour photo)
3093881 St Annes Church, Kew (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Annes Church, Kew. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageChurchyard Collection: First church built in England, Glastonbury (litho)

First church built in England, Glastonbury (litho)
3093860 First church built in England, Glastonbury (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First church built in England, Glastonbury)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Violation des tombes du cimetiere anglais (colour litho)

Violation des tombes du cimetiere anglais (colour litho)
2796855 Violation des tombes du cimetiere anglais (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Violation des tombes du cimetiere anglais)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Saint-Charles de Potyze cemetery, Ypres (b / w photo)

Saint-Charles de Potyze cemetery, Ypres (b / w photo)
2662574 Saint-Charles de Potyze cemetery, Ypres (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); National Army Museum

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Scenes in Italy (engraving)

Scenes in Italy (engraving)
1612429 Scenes in Italy (engraving) by Macquoid, Percy (1852-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes in Italy. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 29 September 1860)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Bath Chairs in Bath Abbey Churchyard

Bath Chairs in Bath Abbey Churchyard
Bath Chairs (wheelchair invalid carriage) in Bath Abbey Churchyard

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Edgbaston Old Church, Birmingham, West Midlands

Edgbaston Old Church, Birmingham, West Midlands. circa 1920

Background imageChurchyard Collection: St Wynwallows Church, Landewednack, Cornwall

St Wynwallows Church, Landewednack, Cornwall. Date: circa 1905

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Parish church in the village of Luxulyan, Cornwall

Parish church in the village of Luxulyan, Cornwall
Parish church in the village of Luxulyan, near St Austell, Cornwall. Date: circa 1905

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Sebastopol and the Adjacent Coast (engraving)

Sebastopol and the Adjacent Coast (engraving)
1619132 Sebastopol and the Adjacent Coast (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sebastopol and the Adjacent Coast)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Cemetery, Feast of All Souls, Naples (engraving)

Cemetery, Feast of All Souls, Naples (engraving)
969645 Cemetery, Feast of All Souls, Naples (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cemetery, Feast of All Souls, Naples)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: King George V and Queen Mary, St Paul s, London

King George V and Queen Mary, St Paul s, London
King George V and Queen Mary driving through St Pauls Churchyard, London, on the occasion of their Silver Wedding in July 1918. 1918

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Nile Sketches (engraving)

Nile Sketches (engraving)
1624050 Nile Sketches (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nile Sketches. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 10 June 1882)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Egyptian, Greek, and Roman Antiquities discovered by Mr Flinders Petrie (engraving)

Egyptian, Greek, and Roman Antiquities discovered by Mr Flinders Petrie (engraving)
1595386 Egyptian, Greek, and Roman Antiquities discovered by Mr Flinders Petrie (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egyptian, Greek)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: The Great Fire in the City of London (litho)

The Great Fire in the City of London (litho)
1598159 The Great Fire in the City of London (litho) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Fire in the City of London)

Background imageChurchyard Collection: The Renewed Conflict in the Philippines, Scenes of the Engagements on 4 and 5 February (b / w photo)

The Renewed Conflict in the Philippines, Scenes of the Engagements on 4 and 5 February (b / w photo)
1598483 The Renewed Conflict in the Philippines, Scenes of the Engagements on 4 and 5 February (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageChurchyard Collection: Saxon stone cross, St Michaels Church, Cropthorne, Worcs

Saxon stone cross, St Michaels Church, Cropthorne, Worcs
Anglo-Saxon stone cross dating back to 825-850, in the churchyard of St Michaels Church, a Grade II listed building in Cropthorne, Worcestershire. Date: circa 1900s



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"Exploring the Serenity of Churchyards: From Bradford Cathedral to Belfast's Newtownbreda Churchyard" Discover the tranquil beauty and rich history that lies within churchyards across various locations. Starting with Bradford Cathedral in West Yorkshire, immerse yourself in its stunning architecture and peaceful surroundings. Traveling further, gaze upon a breathtaking view of Belfast from Newtownbreda Churchyard, where the cityscape unfolds before your eyes. The Mountain Church in Larrau captivates with its oil on canvas depiction, transporting you to a serene place amidst nature. Delve into Chichester Cathedral's grandeur as you marvel at its intricate details and spiritual significance. Step back in time with John Dee and Edward Kelly summoning the Dead, an intriguing glimpse into the world of magic through art. St Peter ad Vincula Church in Wisborough Green invites reflection as you wander among ancient tombstones that hold stories untold. Witness a captivating moment frozen in time through an evocative black-and-white photograph capturing Indian NCOs of the Guides cavalry from 1879. The charming Church of St Mary in Chigwell, Essex takes us back to 1799 when it was built—a testament to enduring faith throughout centuries. Pay homage to Rob Roy's grave at Balquhidder Parish Church in Stirling, Scotland—an iconic resting place for this legendary figure. Immerse yourself further into history by exploring Orpington through artist John Inigo Richards' eyes—his 1768 artwork captures both architectural beauty and cultural heritage. Finally, find solace amidst coastal beauty at St Mary's Church in Eastbourne, Sussex—a haven for contemplation by the sea. Journey overseas to Burrishoole Abbey near Newport County Mayo; let Ireland enchant you with its mystical allure as this abbey stands proud against Connacht's landscape, and are not mere burial grounds but windows into our past—each one holding tales of faith, resilience, and remembrance.