kev
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Glasgow Graveyards and CemeteriesWhilst taking some shots this afternoon of an old building long gone I ended up in Sighthill cemetry... now i have only ever been to 2 funerals in the past 20 years 1 being my father a couple of years back...I was fascinated by the stories on the headstones and thought these are the folk we discuss on a a daily basis on UG some of the headstones havent got long for this world looking at the state of them...thought it might be an idea to see if we could get a retrospective of the ordinary folk of glasgow lying in the cemetrys around the city
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Stuball
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Kev, hope you don't mind but I change the name of the thread to make it more of a universal subject.
Here is a list of headstone meanings
Anchor - Steadfast hope
Arch - Rejoined with partner in Heaven
Birds - The soul
Cherub - Divine wisdom or justice
Column - Noble life
Broken column - Early death
Conch shell - Wisdom
Cross, anchor and Bible - Trials, victory and reward
Crown - Reward and glory
Dolphin - Salvation, bearer of souls to Heaven
Dove - Purity, love and Holy Spirit
Evergreen - Eternal life
Garland - Victory over death
Gourds - Deliverance from grief
Hands - A relation or partnership (see Reference 3)
Heart - Devotion
Horseshoe - Protection against evil
Hourglass - Time and its swift flight
Ivy - Faithfulness, memory, and undying friendship
Lamb - Innocence
Laurel - Victory
Lily - Purity and resurrection
Mermaid - Dualism of Christ - fully God, fully man
Oak - Strength
Olive branch - Forgiveness, and peace
Palms - Martyrdom, or victory over death
Peacock - Eternal life
Poppy - Eternal sleep
Rooster - Awakening, courage and vigilance
Shell - Birth and resurrection
Star of David - The God
Skeleton - Life's brevity
Snake in a circle - Everlasting life in Heaven
Swallow - Motherhood
Broken sword - Life cut short
Crossed swords - Life lost in battle
Torch - Eternal life if upturned, death if extinguished
Tree trunk - The beauty of life
Triangle - Truth, equality and the trinity
Shattered urn - Old age, mourning if draped
Weeping willow - Mourning, grief
Greek letters might also be used:
αω (alpha and omega) - The beginning and the end
χρ (chi rho) - The first letters spelling the name of Christ
IHS - Stylised version of iota-eta-sigma, a Greek abbreviation of Jesus
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kev
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Hey Stu you have got me there... ...I loved walking about there today.. first time ever...what would you think to rename ?....there is lots of history in the graveyards..
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Stuball
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None more than the Necropolis...
I've got loads of graveyard pics and will post some when I'm on the home computer
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