I started photographing churchyards after searching for my own family in the Midlands. Having seen some of the beautiful, isolated churchyards, and so many deteriorating, broken and moved gravestones, wanted to save them in at least digital format before they fully perished.

I focus primarily on churchyards, and have photographed vastly in Gloucestershire. I now live in the North East of England.

A lot of these burial grounds have old and worn stones, and on first sight on the transcription page may not show clearly.

I suggest saving either a partial name or "unknown" memorial page, then viewing the full resolution image on the memorial page. You can these by clicking the image and choosing "View Original" on the right of the popup. Usually this will give a better view of the memorial (though it can take some time to decipher with badly worn ones).

I appreciate the effort and time from some transcribers, and all the edits and suggestions of other users.

If I manage a memorial for a family member of yours - or you have a vested interest in - please let me know and I can transfer it over (unless it is a family member of mine!)

Please ask if you've any questions!