"Sacred to the memory of Mr. Thomas Smith
many years the landlord of the
Bull Inn Bisham
who died February the 1 - 1833 In the LXIX (69) of his Age.
Also
Elizabeth Smith
Wife of the above
who died Jaunuary the 25- 1849
In the LXVIII (68) of her Age."
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| Dray carts outside The Bull Inn (right) (c) English Heritage |
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the use of roman numerals baffles me a little - especially if it is used in conjunction with the more common dates. to me it seems far too easy to get it wrong!
ReplyDeleteIt is odd that they would use them when the stone is not written in Latin. There are many stones at this churchyard that are written only in Latin.
DeleteI am still confused when it comes pass XX in Roman numerals, but I still can try to figure it out :-)
ReplyDeleteI cheated and googled.
DeleteNice light, I like to see the passage of time on that stone, excellent texture.
ReplyDeleteIt's a stylistic choice, like using small caps on a website :-)
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