Mark Hatton @TheHatton
Mine exploring, gravestone hunting, dog walking, history nerd. Joined August 2011-
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The depiction of the corpse wrapped in a burial shroud might seem like a strange choice for your loved one’s memorial. But in 18thC Angus it was quite the done thing.
HIR LAIS THE CORPS OF AGNES HAMILTON SPOUS TO ANDROU MITCHEL SHE DEPETTED THE 10TH DAY OF APRILLE 1696 AND OF HER AGE 47 The quirky phonetic spelling suits the equally quirky imagery. The figures look straight out at us whilst holding the Tailor’s Goose (Hot Iron) and Shears.
Adam & Eve fix us with a rather intense and disconcerting stare. Not sure if they are more concerned about the Serpent, being caught red handed holding the forbidden fruit, or being found naked.
“The Serpent Beguiled Me & I Did Eat” Adam & Eve scenes speak of the Original Sin which made all mankind mortal. The Serpent, with the devilish forked tail, is the evil protagonist here, that Eve could not resist as it fixes her in its stare. But the Apple is in Adam’s hand.
Meet Issac, Abraham, the Ram & the Angel of The Lord. Donald Richie & Isabel Gibbins chose this biblical scene to commemorate the loss of their 5 children, perhaps because it speaks of Faith, Sacrifice & the power of The Lord. Their relatability emphasised by the 18thC clothing.
The memorial for the Scot Gourley family dated 1693 is rich in symbolism and artistry. Peeping out from the border of the inscription panel are these faces. One is rudely sticking out its tongue, the other looks more serious and forbidding. We are left to speculate on their role.
AB HOC (From This), PER HOC (By This), AD HOC (To This). So from mortal life, via death, to everlasting heavenly life. The clouds separate the heavens from the earth whilst the Angels look & point up & down, showing the connections between life, death & heaven. 1679. Exquisite.
Yet more evidence of an Alien Invasion of Scotland in the 18th century. Surely such skulls are not of this world ;o)
Proof, if any were needed, that Aliens flew down from the firmament and landed in Scotland in the 18th century. They were quickly assimilated and live amongst us today ;o)
Post the Reformation of the Church of Scotland a memo was issued to all Ministers & Stonemasons outlawing images of Christ. It appears that memo never reached St Magnus in Orkney. Here Christ in all of his glory awaits the arrival of Nicola Trail, who died in 1688. Vanitas indeed
The gravestone of “Old William Sibbald” on which the inscription tells us “For Temperance There Were Few Such, No One Could Say He Drank Too Much”. Paradoxically this stone is now in the grounds of an Alcohol Detox Centre.
David Knox may have purchased this burial plot and gravestone secondhand, then had the first tenant’s inscription removed and replaced by a statement of his ownership. But David never had his own death and burial recorded here. Why not ?
FATHER TIME This memorial shows that Father Time is there at the moment of death, as guide on the start of the journey from life to death, a journey that hopefully will end in heaven. Look how gentle & tenderly he holds the hand of the dying person, who looks pensive & resigned.
The Chieslie Family Memorial features this gruesome spatchcocked skeleton surrounded by a skull soup. John Chieslie murdered a Judge who had made him pay alimony, a crime for which he was tortured, had his hand chopped off then hung. Maybe this scene reflects that horrific ending
THE KING OF TERRORS This dancing, scythe wielding skeleton fixes you with his stare at Greyfriars Edinburgh. It is the monument of James Borthwick (1615-1675), a famous Surgeon, hence the surgical instruments either side. Why his son chose to use this skeletal design is unknown.
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Excellent memorial to John Jones, Gloucester Cathedral. He was mayor of the city 3 times & MP at the time of the Gunpowder Plot I loved the way his book rests outside of his “window,” reminds me of the little touches artists like Crivelli used to create perspective in paintings
Our planned recording today was blighted by incessant rain and an awfully chill wind. Rev Dr Robert Brown, priest in charge at St Cuthbert's at Bewcastle, did us proud interpreting the amazing C8th Cross. But we'll have to return to complete podcast #124.
@TheHatton Similar to a stone in Rhu, Argyll.
@TheHatton James might be in Madras but I can be sure!
@TheHatton I've taken a photo of the panel on the ground and think it reads: This Monument is erected to the Memory of the late Peter Norris of Edinburgh by the executors of the will of his most affectionate and grateful Son James Norris of ????? ??? who died on the 13th day of May 181? ? ?
@TheHatton Hi Mark, this is the oldest photo I have of it taken in 2002, not great quality, but I think the panel was off then. I'll do a bit of investigation and let you know if I come up with anything.
@TheHatton It looks so fragile, I always go to make sure it's still in one piece ever time I'm there.
@TheHatton That's medics for you! This 15C one (Guillaume Lanfranc) is in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in @VilleArras
Thursday we made a foray to the southern extremity of our regional domain to record a podcast on the history of Barrow-in-Furness. This is John Murphy, former mayor and dedicated Barrovian, in full flow. Photo captured by Maddi Nicholson of @Art_Gene.
@TheHatton If I was Mary I’d come back to haunt him. 👻
@DrFrond @fellranger1 Could possibly be below Stile End, in Coledale (they still do it there) - slope of Barrow to the left
@TheHatton Beautiful stone. Died 179?. As a Master mason he may well have employed my lot! Grainy photo attached. A simpler stone. Grave is in front of the Church to the right of the path.
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@TheHatton Those are stylized angels from a stock book of images. Sole meaning is Triumph of Death/Memento Mori for the dead guy, not a reference to his wives.
Details from mural monuments in Greyfriars Kirkyard. 1. John Layng of Redhouse (d. 1614), Keeper of the Signet 1596-1609. 2. John Nasmyth (1556-1613). 3. James Harlay (d. 1617), Keeper of His Majesty's Privy Seal. 4. George Heriot (1563-1624). #MementoMoriMonday #Edinburgh .
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