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"Both the rich man and the poor man die, and both are salted for the pit" [Maltese saying]
Wednesday 9 November 2011
Friday 4 November 2011
"Slow thro' the church-way path we saw him borne"
A Norfolk Diary.
The obverse of the memorial reads.
Jean de Narde (December 2011)
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Jean de Narde is an interesting story of a French Napoleonic prisoner of war who was shot trying to escape in East Dereham in 1799. His monument was placed there by the Vicar of East Dereham in 1858 and this event is recorded in the diary of the Vicar now online.
A Norfolk Diary.
“Feb. 17 1858 . Today another cross was set up in the churchyard, the inscription under which will speak for itself. 'In memory of Jean de Narde, son of a Notary Public of St. Malo. A French prisoner of war, who, having escaped from the Bell tower of this church, was pursued and shot by a soldier. October 6th, 1799 , aged 28 years.”
The obverse of the memorial reads.
"This memorial of his untimely fate has been erected by the Vicar and two friends who accompanied him on a visit toas a tribute to that brave and generous nation once our foes but now our allies and bretheren. Ainsi soit il. 1857" Paris
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East Dereham
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East Dereham, Norfolk, UK
Saturday 29 October 2011
Joshua Burroughs - Great Cressingham
Saturday 15 October 2011
Momenti Mori - Malta
Momenti Mori - Malta
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This is the sort of 'Momenti Mori' that you tend to see on the Island of Malta around older cemeteries and catacombs. this is a traditional Catholic motif and exhorts the people to a better life by reference to the coming judgement. This theological threat seems a little outdated although the image still has a power and relevance for some people. For me, the image is a way of connecting with the past without buying into everything that our ancestors believed.
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Great Cressingham - East End
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