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Graves, Ghosts and Gloomy History. ⚰
Dr Kate Cherrell
Personal acc: @allmyownteeth
Blog: burialsandbeyond.com
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Join me on a photographic journey across some of England’s most unusual graves. 🪦
My love letter to burial spaces is available for pre-order now at all your usual booksellers. Grab one for yourself, a friend, a family member, a neighbourhood goth - it makes a perfect present!*

*Probably. Don’t quote me on this.

#graveyards #taphophile #bookstagram by @burialsandbeyond

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4 months ago

Friends, I have an announcement. The result of years of niche obsession and reverence has found a home in print. Join me on a photographic journey across some of England’s most unusual graves. 🪦

#taphophile #graves #history by @burialsandbeyond

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5 months ago

🥚 Eggs and witchcraft sitting in the tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g.
Let’s chat about a weird accusation of eggy witchcraft in Lincolnshire at the turn of the century. 🥚

#paranormal #folklore #witchcraft by @burialsandbeyond

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20 days ago

We need to talk about Hairy Jack.
Lincolnshire’s less-than-scary ghost dog needs a desperate rebrand, ay? 🐶👻

#folklore #paranormal by @burialsandbeyond

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22 days ago

“You should see our chapel. Henry VIII missed it!”

There are few sentences that’ll immediately lure me into a dimly-lit building, but that was a no-brainer. I recently found myself at St James Church in Spilsby, where their Willoughby Chapel sits as an amazing place of remembrance, frozen in time (and indeed, did survive the reformation).

The Willoughby Chapel gains its name through the Willoughby family, who are still based in Lincolnshire, near Bourne. The Willoughby family married into the Bec family, who came across with William the Conqueror, and then married into the Bertie family. Keeping up with this?
The family ultimately became known as Willoughby de Eresby; Willoughby is a nearby village and Eresby was a former family seat. The Willoughby Chapel holds the grand memorials of centuries of Willoughbys, from John, 2nd Baron Willoughby (d.1349) to Peregrine Bertie (d.1601) who was a General under Elizabeth I.
I’ll keep things brief here and expand more in a blog, but I have to say the grandest memorial has to be that for Katherine, 12th Baroness Willoughby d’Eresby, Duchess of Suffolk (d.1580) and her second husband, Richard Bertie. Once richly painted and gilded, it features busts of Katherine and Richard and three large figures holding shields. These figures depict a hermit, a Saracen and a wildman – the latter is my personal favourite, who I’ve decided is an ancestor of Geoff Capes.

#taphophile #darkhistory #folklore by @burialsandbeyond

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23 days ago

Whatcha gonna do with all those teeth, all those teeth inside your face? Well, here’s a few options from history. It’s time for some deathly folklore about gnashers and what to do in the end times…

#folklore #darkhistory by @burialsandbeyond

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24 days ago

Let’s take a trip to Lincoln cathedral to visit a greedy skull and a suspiciously ripped wyvern. 💀

#darkhistory #history by @burialsandbeyond

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25 days ago

Stop! Chapel time.
Here’s a few photos of Gainsborough General Cemetery’s Chapel on Cox’s Hill, Gainsborough.
Not currently in use, the cemetery friends group are fundraising for a full restoration effort - one that is even more needed following a serious break-in.
The cemetery was established in 1874 and holds the graves of a vast number of servicemen.
According to Kelly’s Directory of Lincolnshire:

“The Cemetery, on Cox’s hill, consisted originally of 3 acres 1 rood of land, purchased and converted into a public cemetery in 1874, at a cost of £650.

The total cost, including two mortuary chapels was £2,350; in 1891 an addition was made to the cemetery by the purchase of nearly 4 acres of land, which, together with a new carriage road, has cost £,2,000.”

#lincolnshire #gainsborough #taphophile by @burialsandbeyond

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a month ago

Shall we have a wander through one of London’s most impressive Victorian cemeteries? (Yes, yes, we shall.)
Today we’re in West Norwood!

#taphophile #cemeteries #cemeteriesofinstagram by @burialsandbeyond

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a month ago

Join me on a whistle stop tour of Spook & Spirit Fest in Leeds. Ghosts, goblins, and tea and coffee making facilities. 👻

#paranormal by @burialsandbeyond

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a month ago

Ever heard the story of the Dead Moon of Lincolnshire? Let me tell you a tale of supernatural beings, worm hands, and a moon desperate for escape.
All while carrying the most disinterested dog in the world.

#paranormal #folklore by @burialsandbeyond

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a month ago

Further adventures in ‘hiding in a hedge to deliver what I deem to be local fun facts’
Headingley in the 50s was…interesting. Ritual sacrifice anyone?

(Video includes unclear image of an expired bird)

#paranormal #darkhistory by @burialsandbeyond

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