Category: Living Stones
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April Headstone - Anne, Solomon & Maria Chilton
This grave is an example of a family who were not born in this area, (Anne was born in London and Chilton in Shropshire) but undoubtedly moved here for work. Solomon was a mine agent/contractor and clearly became proactive in local affairs in his later years being elected to the Board of Health and other… Read more
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March headstone - Lt Col Robert Preston Sandeman & Jessy
This is an interesting headstone with a carving of a sleeping dog at the foot of the cross - more information in the file below. The grave can be easily viewed via the gate on the left-hand side of Church Road as you go up to the church from the Gilwern direction. Lt Col Sandeman… Read more
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February headstone - Meredith Kenvin
For the first headstone to feature in our monthly update I have chosen the grave of a local man Meredith Kenvin who died in 1865 aged 71 years. You will see that he lived and worked at the Clydach Iron Works before moving to Aberbaiden. He was employed as an "iron baller". I have found… Read more
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Living Stones - January Update
This is proving to be a challenging, yet fascinating project and we are making good progress. There are 5 plots around the churchyard (A - E) and we estimate there are almost 1,000 graves. Progress at the start was slow due to access problems and many headstones being very difficult to read. We are indebted… Read more