The cemetery takes on a magical atmosphere as winter snows lay upon the ground and dusts the trees.
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Winter in Overleigh Cemetery
Monday, December 25, 2017
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Springtime in Overleigh Cemetery
Most of us associate cemeteries with death and the loss of a loved one and therefore not somewhere that you would want to go to unless you have to. I like to think of cemeteries in more of a positive light - somewhere beautiful and peaceful to lay our loved ones to rest. Nothing demonstrates this...
Monday, May 15, 2017
Mariners
It is very easy to forget now in our modern world, that Chester was once a port. The most we expect to see now on the River Dee are pleasure cruise boats or rowing boats. It is only once you start to walk around Overleigh Cemetery and see 'Mariner' mentioned many times on the inscriptions that...
Thursday, March 09, 2017
Storm Doris Clear-Up
I finally got a chance to have a proper look at the damage done by the trees blown down during storm 'Doris.' I had not been able to get too close as the tree surgeons had quite rightly taped off parts of the cemetery while they were doing their work. Amazingly the majority of gravestones survived....
Friday, February 24, 2017
Storm Doris Aftermath
Just as I thought spring was in the air and I was looking forwards to being back in the graveyard recording the gravestones and their inscriptions storm 'Doris' steamed in. I went to have a look today to see if any damage was done and was dismayed to see the devastation.
Two large conifers were...
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