the resurrection men
A cine film taken in either
1965
Pictured are my late Mum & Dad.
The third person seen is the Kirkyard's caretaker.Even then, it was "closed" both for burials and for visting.He had come specially to unlock the area & show us around.
Some of my maternal relatives are buried here.You can see from the inscriptions on the grave stone that they are buried 8 -.Deep.
Greyfriars Kirkyard is famous as the scene of some of the early trade & work of the murderers & grave robbers Burke and Hare
Of course,it is quite poignant,me watching this silent film..........
This is a sepia saturday post.See other contributers here
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a photo i took inside Brompton Cemetery, London. |
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Nell Thank You. The fact that it is silent actually adds to the atmosphere, I think.
Re: Notable Burials : I like the sound of "Vice Admiral Sir John Home of Blackadder ! (died 1803)
I did not know the story of Burke and Hare. Very chilling! Two years ago I played in the orchestra for a production of the musical Sweeney Todd. The storyline still brings a shudder too, but now with a melody.
Molly Thank You.It was just by chance it was taken. We had bought the camera because my Dad was returning for a trip to Poland in 1965.His Mum (my Grandma) was dying and he hadnt seen her in 20 years. He wanted a recordof our trip thru The Iron Curtain......
Which makes me think this film in Scotland was taken in the Spring of 1965 to let us get some camera practice .......
Kristin yes, i guess the ,Macabreis a defence mechanism on my part?