I've always had a particular fondness for memorials with depictions of skulls!
Here are a few choice 17th & 18th century examples from various locations across the south of England.
St Mary the Virgin, Bramshott, Hampshire
Detail from a box tomb, St Margaret of Antioch, Chilmark, Wiltshire.
St Mary's, Westerham, Kent.
St Mary's, Westerham, Kent.
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire.
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire.
Portsmouth Cathedral, Hampshire
Portsmouth Cathedral
Portsmouth Cathedral
I'm fascinated by the Walter Hart memorial and its use of color.
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Very cool! Thanks for sharing. I've always loved gravestones myself. I don't think I've ever seen one here in New England or Florida (places I've lived) with skulls on it. Even in the very old cemetaries. I'm going to havhe to pay attention...
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