In modern Britain, as these photos show, there is a growing trend in England for graves to be adorned with toys, plastic
ornaments and trinkets, balloons, wind-chimes and hanging objects.
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SOUTHAMPTON: A corner of Hollybrook Cemetery, dedicated to children
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| SOLIHULL: A life-size effigy of Danny Pedley, arm resting casually on
his gravestone, is an arresting sight at Widney Manor Cemetery, Bentley
Heath. Danny is wearing a grey, green and white Nike tracksuit - as he
did in life, according to his mother Debbie. 'The resemblance is
uncanny, it looks more and more like him every day. The statue was made
in China and cost £8,000. I go to the grave everyday to change his hat
and give him a little kiss,' she says. |
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MANCHESTER: A riot of pink and blue toys covers this grave at Gorton Cemetery
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A smiling cuddly toy resembling a scarecrow is the unusual centerpiece of this grave in Cardiff
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a stone sculpture of Bart Simpson, sits solemnly on the grave of David Josh Cameron at West Road
Cemetery. David died in 2004 aged just seven after being knocked down by
a car on a pedestrian crossing near his home while out playing with
friends.
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| an effigy of cartoon hero Ben 10 stands among a tide of toy animals,
flowers and crucifixes on the grave of seven-year-old John James
Heneghan at West Road cemetery. | |
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