John Middleton, The Childe of Hale (1578-1623)

[lindylou]

Hello William, I have saved your web-site in my favourites. I will take a look as soon as I get a moment

Welcome to the forum.

[William128]

Hello William, I have saved your web-site in my favourites. I will take a look as soon as I get a moment

Welcome to the forum.

Many thanks lindylou..
I have on there a short video of the church yard at St Marys Church, showing the Childes grave along with the Ireland Blackburnes grave, taken this year around June-July I think.
There is still so much more I intend to put up on the site,, it's just finding the time and getting the right weather..
I understand from one of the guys who does voluntary work around the churchyard,, that the coins being thrown/placed onto the Childes grave are a kind of bring good luck or the type of thing why you throw coins into a wishing well, also may be as a lasting heartfelt remembrance of the Childe of Hale too.
The coins that are on the grave do get removed now and again by a member of the church-with no disrespect and all that to the Childe,, the money goes into the church coffers for maintaining the church yard.
I have some recent pictures of grave renovation going on by some of the volunteers. The graves are several hundred years of age as you may be aware of. The volunteers are removing weeds and overgrown grass from around the edges of the old graves which I must say,, do look better for it..
I'll get these pictures onto my pc and upload them here in the next 24 hours..