looking for granma (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Sunday, February 12, 2017, 20:05 (2850 days ago) @ shepway

Thanks for that Mike.
Shame about the numbers then, but it seemed to match the old posts from Slowhands etc wrt numbers in "left margins" and such like.

Reading thro various old threads on this very subject, the general advice is that St Johns Churchyard is best visited in summer after the grass has been cut, as it can often get very overgrown, altho hopefully it's not too bad at this time of the year. Also that the ground is very uneven in places, being an old graveyard the plots aren't as neatly organised as modern cemeteries. However it's still likely there is a logic to the plots, probably they're in chronological order, and that there are various books/plans with the Warden/Vicar indicating their layout.

http://forest-of-dean.net/gallery/cinderford/pages/page_55.html

I do wish I could visit it now, as I haven't been there for several years. Indeed the area's changed since then; as Cub Scouts in the early 70s we were based next to St John's Vicarage and used to clamber all over the rocks and grassland immediately below the Church (old quarries) overlooking Valley Rd, which has now been landscaped & built over; and a decade later I was playing badminton in the small Church Hall (twixt the Church & White Hart), which has recently been redeveloped too. We had special rules re shuttlecocks hitting the very low roof beams, but great fun and right next-door to a nice "refreshing" pub !
http://way-mark.co.uk/foresthaven/livnhist/slide096.htm#
At least the Church yard does appear to be laid-out in rows judging by the modern bonus of GoogleEarth.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/St+John's+Church/@51.8125641,-2.5050416,246m/data=!...