St Mary's Chapel and headstones

 Last week we visited the 12th Century St Mary's Chapel. It was a lovely day for a wander, with a big blue sky and no wind.

As ever, I am taken by the centuries old carving, the labour of love of the person who did it, the accommodations they made, the errors they rectified, and the beautiful hand of the maker seen so vividly.

This was a very early one - and the ligature between the N and the D in AND caught my eye.

This one had a lot of loveliness going on.

The spelling of Stone. Henderson is shortened with two lots of ligatures and the absence of a second E. And always, the beautiful ampersand on its side. The spelling of July - with the very old I instead of J, and the addition of another L.

A detail, with the spelling of Wife, with a U.

The three-way ligature with TH and E in MOTHER, and the lovely R tucked into farmer.

The spelling of DIED also appealed, as does the shortening of September.

Another upside down/sideways ampersand.

The ligatures between N & E in STONE, and H & E in HEAR (here). The spelling of LYS (lies)... 

I could spend hours looking at old headstones and thinking about the people who carved them.

Sunrise during the week on our way to the cove.