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The fascinating story behind the ceramic headstones in County Durham
['Chris Lloyd']
The Northern Echo | News
It features on a small, heart-shaped ceramic gravestone under the dark trees in Hunwick churchyard near Crook.
Ceramic gravemarkers in Hunwick churchyardScattered throughout the churchyard are more heart-shaped ceramic gravestones.
Most, though, are attached to ceramic tree trunks which have been rippled into a bark effect.
Ceramic gravemarkers in Hunwick churchyardSome of the trunks have sprouted ceramic branches which artfully frame the heart-shaped plaque on which the details of the deceased are recorded.
Ceramic gravemarkers in Hunwick churchyardGillian Hunt then drew our attention to the phenomenon of heart-shaped tree trunk ceramic markers, and also to the website of Tiles & Architectural Ceramic Society which, quite wonderfully, has a gazetteer of churchyards where you can find ceramic headstones.