Martin Nicholson's Cemetery Project

St Laurence, Measham, Leicestershire

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St. Laurence's Church was re-built in 1340 on the site of an existing chapel of ease which dated from 1172.


Joseph Pickard was Master of Measham National Schools for 47 years. Unusually he has a floor and a wall memorial.


David Lewis made many contributions to the life of the village and these are reported on his memorial.


An usual but highly effect design for a war memorial inside the church.


Robert was an Ironmonger.


Sarah was married twice and children from both marriages are to be found in the churchyard.


On the - usually hidden - base of a gravestone the mason seems to have praticed his skill.


On 25 yard long stretch of graves around the perimeter has been rendered almost invisible by un-managed foiliage.


Claire Christine Nicholson and Martin Piers Nicholson - Ticklerton (Shropshire) and Daventry (Northhamptonshire), United Kingdom.

This page was last updated on September 8th 2016.