![]() The names and dates are prominent at the top but do not distract at all from the poem which was carved in wonderfully free-flowing style. The words are uplifting and the headstone invites anyone who passes by to stop and read the poem, adding a great deal of interest to the churchyard. The poem chosen is called High Flight and written by John Gillespie Magee who was a Royal Canadian airforce fighter pilot and poet. This headstone is unique in the length of the inscription which dominates the headstone. 5.Unique headstone with an uplifting poem The inscription is designed on paper and drawn out freely onto the stone before carving with only the eye as a guide. It lends a lightness and softness to the headstone inscription. This unusual headstone uses a formal capital letter-form but laid out in an unconventional and informal manner. Unique headstone with free-flowing lettering This headstone also shows how you can make good use of the space on the back of a headstone, allowing the poem and carving to have maximum impact. Our Last Awakeningīring us, O Lord God, at our last awakening into the house and gate of heaven, to enter into that gate and dwell in that house, where there shall be no darkness nor dazzling, but one equal light no noise nor silence, but one equal music no fears nor hopes, but one equal possession no ends nor beginnings, but one equal eternity: in the habitations of thy majesty and glory, world without end. The poem chosen comes from the following prayer by Jonne Donne. The carving is in the style of a linocut, focusing on the “negative” spaces which appear paler than the dark slate. Here we have taken a detail from William Morris’s design and incorporated it into a circle at the top of a tall and elegant stone. This unusual and unique headstone also takes inspiration from a well-known designer, William Morris. Headstone with William Morris-inspired carving Hence the carving is inspired by Braque’s artwork which often featured birds. The deceased was an expert on George Braque, a major 20th-century French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor. ![]() ![]() This headstone has an unusual shape and carving at the top. Unusual headstone with carving inspired by George Braque In doing so we have created a link between the headstone and surroundings which will work at a subliminal level without being too obvious. Being so light in colour we don’t often gild stones like Purbeck, but in this case, we wanted to echo the gold and pale stone colour in the background wall if you look closely you will see some gold in the photograph. The headstone is also unusual in the use of gold. This headstone is unusual in its material- Purbeck is a beautifully patterned and textured stone which we do not use very often, but it is full of character. Here is a selection of some stunning unique and unusual headstones. An unusual headstone need not be large or stand out in a churchyard, but it might be unusual because of the material, size, lettering or carving chosen for example. When people come to us to commission a headstone, they are often seeking something a little unusual and unique.
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