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Cooling Churchyard

These graves belong to the children of two families between the ages of one and eighteen months. They date from the late 18th century early 19th century.

 

"St James' Church is well known for its association with Charles Dickens, who lived nearby in Higham, and who is thought to have set the opening to Great Expectations in its churchyard, complete with the row of children's tombstones now inevitably referred to as Pip's graves".

 

Read more on The St James' website.

www.coolingchurch.org.uk/page9.htm

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Uploaded on January 19, 2012
Taken on January 17, 2012