Tombstoneing.

[timberbear]

Thought I'd share some pics if a little job I've been doing over the last few weekends. Involves removing ash coppice from a Victorian cemetery as part on a conservation programme. Some of the frees are very tight up against the headstones and we can't knock any of them over. Dropped about 120 trees with no damage, touch wood. I know I shouldn't but we found using our MS200t's on the ground was easier when trying to get close in to the stools to fell.

[harvey b davison]

Nice ! I have always lived next door to cemetrys, so i have developed some sort of wierd passion for them.

[Stephen Blair]

Wow !!!!!!

 

Not an easy work site.

[Martyn Amos]

tut,tut, 200t on the ground

[Tom D]

Nice work, we are doing quite a lot of graveyard stuff over the next couple of months, but none of them are as bad as that.

[blazer]

Cleaned up the village graveyard yrs ago during the foot& mouth for something to do.

 

First look for fresh flowers on graves, families get a bit upset. Had one with a Angel on (child) plus fresh flowers, had to drop either side about 12 trees. Ended up breaking one cross but went well otherwise.

 

The whole area was totally overgrown but I had a lot of objections at first untill they saw how good it looked afterwards. Now I go back and clean other areas, my son helped and became well involved by uncovering ivy covered graves to read the often sad stories of mothers dying young etc.

 

Well done:thumbup1:

[Tyz05]

Tidy looking job. I'd be no good in there,to easily distracted,can't help but read head stones. Bet there's some interesting ones amongst those they look pretty old.

[timberbear]

Tidy looking job. I'd be no good in there,to easily distracted,can't help but read head stones. Bet there's some interesting ones amongst those they look pretty old.

 

There's one about a child who came down in a hot air ballon and drowned In the Bristol channel. I've got a picture, I'll upload later.

[timberbear]

She must have jumped from the ballon with a parachute. Loads of sailor type stones too.

Edited December 13, 2011 by timberbear

[timberbear]

One of many impressive head stones.