Burial Collection (page 8)

The Church of St. Peter at Ightham, Kent
The Church of St Peter at Ightham, Kent - cover design, The History and Records of Ightham Church by Sir Edward R Harrison Date: circa 1900

Unearthing the ship-grave of an Anglo-Saxon warrior king at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk. The excavations reveal the outlines of a 6th century sea-going craft

Pilgrimage past the Unknown Warrior, 1920
Mourners visiting the grave of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey, London. A British soldier who was killed on a European battlefield during the First World War. 1920

Unknown Warrior procession going to Westminster Abbey 1920
Various photographs of the Unknown Warrior travelling on a gun-carriage pulled by six black horses to Westminster Abbey, London with crowds of people watching. 11th November 1920

Unceasing stream of pilgrims 1920
Two photographs showing the Unknown Warriors coffin which were the remains of a British service personnel who was killed in World War One, laid to rest in Westminster Abbey, London

In the Countrys sanctuary: the burial place of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey by William Blamire Young (1862 - 1935). Date: 1920

The Burial of the Unknown Hero
The coffin containing the body of the unknown warrior in Westminster Abbey, prior to being buried there on 11th November 1920

Sir Robert Borden unveils Canadian Memorial - Cliveden
In Cliveden Woods, Sir Robert Borden, Premier of Canada, unveils a memorial to Canadian officers and men who died at the Red Cross Hospital at Taplow

Historical views of Kamchatka. Koryak man on a sledge drawn by dogs 19, interior of a Koryak hut 20, and glutton or wolverine, Gulo gulo, hunting a deer 21

Roman burial chamber of Lucius Arruntius and family
Burial chamber of Roman senator Lucius Arruntius the Younger. and family. It contains sarcophagi, marble cinerary urns, funeral altars, skulls, bones, etc

The Siege of Sebastopol - burial of the dead in front of the Malakoff Tower, Crimean War. 1855

Saka. The burial mound builders - Building of tumulus (kurgan) by scyth

Cartoon, The Disappointed Undertakers (Liberal Party)
Cartoon, The Disappointed Undertakers -- a satirical comment on the rivaly between the Liberal Party (represented by Lord John Russell, John Bright and William Gladstone)

Auchinleck churchyard, burial place of James Boswell
Achinleck churchyeard with the family vault of Lord Auchinleck in which James Boswell was buried. Date: 1895

Recess for parish coffin, Youghal churchyard. 1884

Parish coffin, Easingwold Church, Yorkshire. 1884

Monument of Sir Richard Vernon and wife
Supposed monument of Sir Richard Vernon (c.1390-1451), English landowner, MP and Speaker of the House of Commons, and his wife, Benedicta de Ludlow, in St Bartholomews Church, Tong, Shropshire. 1864

Mummies of Santa Fe de Guanajuato, Central Mexico
Mummies in the catacombs of the silver mining city of Santa Fe de Guanajuato, Central Mexico. They died in a cholera outbreak in 1833. Date: circa early 1930s

The British Valhalla -- William the Conqueror (his funeral and burial), a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes. Date: 1087

Shrine of St Frideswide, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Shrine of St Frideswide (Frithuswith, Frideswith, Fritheswithe, Frevisse, or Fris, c650 - 727) in the Latin Chapel of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

Effigy of King Edward II in Gloucester Cathedral
Effigy of King Edward II on his tomb in Gloucester Cathedral. Date: 14th century

Portable shrine of Ethelbert, King of the East Angles
Portable shrine or pyx of Ethelbert, King of the East Angles (Kent). Date: circa 1845

Parish churches of Evesham, Worcestershire. Date: 1842

Funeral ceremony in Russia, 18th century. A coffin is lowered into a grave in a church cemetery in front of grieving relatives and an Orthodox priest

Morai or sacred cemetery on Kauai, Hawaii (Atooi). Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Bernieri after John Webber from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Principal mourner in mask and costume before the Shed or Tupapow, where corpses were laid out before burial, Tahiti. Man climbing a breadfruit tree at right

Funeral ceremony and burial of a high-ranking Berber, with wives mourning at the graveside. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Interior of an Egyptian burial chamber with hieroglyphic murals. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Pembridge Tomb and Norman Pillars, Hereford Cathedral
Sir Richard Pembridge tomb and Norman pillars, Hereford Cathedral, Herefordshire. circa 1930

Burghley Memorial, St Martins Church, Stamford, Lincs
Burghley Memorial, St Martins Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire. 1902

Monumental Brass Rubbing, unknown priest, Germany
Monumental Brass Rubbing, unknown priest, Cologne, Germany. circa 1350

Monumental Brass Rubbing, Quatremayn family
Monumental Brass Rubbing, Thomas Quatremayn (Quarterman), his wife and their son Thomas, and Thomass widow, Thame, Oxfordshire. 1396

Monumental Brass Rubbing, Thomas and Anne Broke
Monumental Brass Rubbing, Thomas Broke and his wife Anne (nee Bulstrode), Ewelme, Oxfordshire. 1518

Monumental Brass Rubbing, Edward and Dorothy Wotton
Monumental Brass Rubbing, Sir Edward Wotton and his wife Dorothy, Boughton Malherbe, Kent. Sir Edward Wotton (1489-1551) was Treasurer of Calais and a privy councillor to King Edward VI of England

Monumental Brass Rubbing, John and Maud Pecock (Pecok, Peacock), St Michaels Church, St Albans, Hertfordshire. circa 1380

Monumental Brass Rubbing, Isabel Bernardston
Monumental Brass Rubbing, Isabel, wife of Roger Bernardston, Great Coates, Lincolnshire. circa 1420

Monumental Brass Rubbing, Frances Franklin, Latton, Essex. 1604

Monumental Brass Rubbing, Elizabeth Parker, Radwell, Hertfordshire. 1603

German graves in college garden, Lyck, Poland
German artillery and infantry graves in the college garden at Lyck (Elk, Lek, Leg), now in Masuria, Poland. 1914-1918

Memorial, at Portsea to the Crew of HMS Royal George
Memorial at Portsea to the Crew of HMS Royal George, sunk on the heel of Spithead on 29 August 1782. 1780s

Stonemason at work in a graveyard. circa 1800

Cemetery at Cairo, Egypt. circa 1860

Crew of HMS Danae on parade, Hong Kong, China
Crew of HMS Danae on parade in Hong Kong, China. Possibly for a funeral, with some wearing black armbands, and a black-draped drum visible on the right. Date: circa 1927

Crew of HMS Danae, funeral parade, Hong Kong, China
Crew of HMS Danae, funeral parade passing a tram stop in Wong Nai Chong Road, Hong Kong, China. It was for William John Barnes who died on 5 October 1927

Edgbaston Old Church, Birmingham, West Midlands. circa 1920

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

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

Church and hillside, Virginia City, Nevada, USA
Church and hillside with the cemetery in the foreground, Virginia City, Nevada, USA. Date: 1940s

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