tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post5775506648178008712..comments2023-11-03T12:25:48.501+00:00Comments on Heart Shaped: Elsecar Parish ChurchDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-83480266572582597422011-09-19T00:03:59.998+01:002011-09-19T00:03:59.998+01:00We've just returned from a week with the in la...We've just returned from a week with the in laws in south Wales - the whole community is in shock - today our Brass Band played at the NCM museum at Caphouse colliery Wakefield - pits and brass bands go back a very long time.Mister Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657761734856222160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-64134884256812577552011-09-18T18:59:33.859+01:002011-09-18T18:59:33.859+01:00Both my grandads were miners, as was my husband. I...Both my grandads were miners, as was my husband. In Stoke-on Trent we had many collieries....<br /><br />A poignant post.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023925707643985411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-74402566076717575622011-09-18T18:59:14.373+01:002011-09-18T18:59:14.373+01:00Both my grandads were miners, as was my husband. I...Both my grandads were miners, as was my husband. In Stoke-on Trent we had many collieries....<br /><br />A poignant post.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023925707643985411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-40351677458782168872011-09-18T12:57:32.297+01:002011-09-18T12:57:32.297+01:00Like you, I thought such accidents were a thing of...Like you, I thought such accidents were a thing of the past. It must be a time of such anguish for the family and friends.<br /><br />It really puts these beautiful angels in the churchyard into perspective.<br /><br />AnnaAnna at the Doll Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282617177491266907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-371904430470023672011-09-18T12:55:39.938+01:002011-09-18T12:55:39.938+01:00A nice old church and the graveyards are so intere...A nice old church and the graveyards are so interesting. My Granddad was a miner in Yorkshire too. So sad to hear of mining accidents.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-2688315169322336932011-09-18T10:11:57.830+01:002011-09-18T10:11:57.830+01:00I do like walking around graveyards as I find read...I do like walking around graveyards as I find reading the tombstones interesting. I think it is sad when some, many of the graves are no longer being visited. <br />Very sad with the miners...<br />Isabelle xSuzy's Vintage Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355297827117557882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-28632982844450118542011-09-18T09:39:21.582+01:002011-09-18T09:39:21.582+01:00I love angels in churchyards - seems so absolutely...I love angels in churchyards - seems so absolutely right. Must look at my map to see where Elscar is.<br /><br />So very sad about those miners. They do a dreadful job, as do the rescuers, and my heart goes out to the families.Gillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322140697547406511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-75295992689826726382011-09-18T00:28:10.496+01:002011-09-18T00:28:10.496+01:00I think the angels are beautiful....
This post is...I think the angels are beautiful....<br /><br />This post is very pertinent, given the tradgedy in Wales. yur dad did a hard, hard job. Many a night shift I have sat and listened to pit tales from old miners - & i learnt a new repect for them...<br /><br />LxLx @ Twelvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381572298506010955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-48603593431188438432011-09-18T00:12:16.989+01:002011-09-18T00:12:16.989+01:00The church looks so pretty and the angels are beau...The church looks so pretty and the angels are beautiful. Thank you for sharing.<br />Anne xx**Anne**https://www.blogger.com/profile/05595796965034742923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-60149051408686090442011-09-17T23:14:02.941+01:002011-09-17T23:14:02.941+01:00Those angles look so serene and peaceful.Those angles look so serene and peaceful.greenthumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067004547876814633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-80239027986710220282011-09-17T22:02:50.823+01:002011-09-17T22:02:50.823+01:00It is awful isn't it. Those poor miners and th...It is awful isn't it. Those poor miners and their families. It makes me sad too.<br />Much love to them.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991672363435843464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-14877747748367493762011-09-17T21:28:20.748+01:002011-09-17T21:28:20.748+01:00It doesn't look spooky at all with all those c...It doesn't look spooky at all with all those cute angels.<br />Have a good Sunday xA garden just outside Venicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261189412302206670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-23979362901691502702011-09-17T21:21:52.055+01:002011-09-17T21:21:52.055+01:00Can you not get a key for the church? I'd lik...Can you not get a key for the church? I'd like to see the Morris windows.MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-11011324053316339222011-09-17T20:50:13.397+01:002011-09-17T20:50:13.397+01:00Those black sooty spires remind me of the grimey s...Those black sooty spires remind me of the grimey spires and turrets of Edinburgh ... but lovely all the same.Cathy at PotterJotterhttp://potterjotter.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-61546482038267504022011-09-17T20:44:31.827+01:002011-09-17T20:44:31.827+01:00A heartfelt post. Yes I love angels in churchyards...A heartfelt post. Yes I love angels in churchyards too, much more beautiful than simple stone tablets.Susan Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08256333437509563721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-22128799857630674932011-09-17T20:33:59.105+01:002011-09-17T20:33:59.105+01:00I do love angels in church yards. Such attractive...I do love angels in church yards. Such attractive faces. I've been saddened by the pit deaths in Wales too. Having been brought up in the heart of the Nottinghamshire coalfields, such tragedies were not unfamiliar at one time.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.com