This evening I walked along the road of the house to reach the parish church... our own St Anne's Parish. However I found it locked. So I walked on because I remembered seeing the sign board leading to the cemetery on my way back by car, this afternoon.
When I walked in, I found the small cemetery quite old. Was a bit puzzled to see no 'fresh dead'! However, at the end of this small plot was a small gate leading to another plot. A bigger cemetery. I strolled around but had to return fast because it started to drizzle. From far I could see another bit of the cemetery with more bright colours. Gather it is the latest plot. Another day.
One nice thing: I found the tomb of a few Salesians and Salesian sisters among the tombs. The FMA's tomb had this nice statue of Mary Help of Christians too. So there would have been a time when Salesians were buried in the parishes they served. Given the duration Salesians have been in England (more than a century) they would have acquired a "private" cemetery somewhere much early on.
When I walked in, I found the small cemetery quite old. Was a bit puzzled to see no 'fresh dead'! However, at the end of this small plot was a small gate leading to another plot. A bigger cemetery. I strolled around but had to return fast because it started to drizzle. From far I could see another bit of the cemetery with more bright colours. Gather it is the latest plot. Another day.
One nice thing: I found the tomb of a few Salesians and Salesian sisters among the tombs. The FMA's tomb had this nice statue of Mary Help of Christians too. So there would have been a time when Salesians were buried in the parishes they served. Given the duration Salesians have been in England (more than a century) they would have acquired a "private" cemetery somewhere much early on.
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