From my archive (2011). The quite frankly amazing #cathayscemetery in #Cardiff, one of the best places I’ve ever been. #memorial #photograph #graveyard
Gravestones under a tree through the branches of which rays of sun illuminate the morning mist.
Morning in the cemetery #sunlight #gravestones #CathaysCemetery
Spent much of the day staring at a screen so treated myself to a mid-afternoon walk in the sunshine to admire the emergence of springtime…
#Cardiff #Caerdydd #Cathays #CathaysCemetery 🌺 ☀️ 🌳
Rear of memorial showing stairs
Remains of flowers, stone with lettering
Front of memorial with large cross & windowed structure behind
Explanation of memorial
#IrishCatholic section of #CathaysCemetery following the #IrishFamine
Ruinous building behind wooden fence
Explanation of building
Remains of #BierHouse to store #coffins when funeral was delayed. Paid for by sale of #hay from #cemetery. #CathaysCemetery
Base of cross dedicated to victims of the famine
Large ornate Celtic Cross on stone base
Catholic chapel on left, entrances on either side of tower, Anglican chapel on right. Victorian Gothic
Central tower with green leaded roof
Inside Catholic chapel with dark wooden pews & large rose window. Plain glass
Organ with flowers