Absolutely incredible Mr Boots. Loved the memorials in the trees, all those ornate Celtic Crosses and I was awestruck at the Wilson site. I can't imagine what it would have cost! I'm puzzled by the section, that I too, thought were Guinea graves. One of your best walkabouts. Thank you. Deb of Oz.

The Ethel Preston memorial is one of my favourites. Ethel’s sad expression gave rise to a local saying “You look so glum, you have a face like Lawnswood Ethel” . A lovely video - thank you. Lawnswood is a magical, beautiful place still in use as a cemetery. Well worth a visit.

Thank you!🎉🎉🎉🎉

Makes you wonder how long these councils can hold on before they have to reused these very old graves. 😮

Many thanks for this really good video. The columbarium was interesting. I spent a couple of days in Hastings last year, and visited the grave of Whistler's Mother. The gravestone is located in one of the two memorial gardens which were absolutely lovely and peaceful. There is a map as you enter it telling you the location of notable people there.

Nice entrance flowerbeds!

Inside the church was beautiful Mr. Boots, especially the carved screen and old plaques. Not many older graves outside, considering how old the church is. A lovely little walkabout, thank you. Deb of Oz.

Dear Mr McTee, are you feeling okay? You seemed out of breath or perhaps you have asthma? Lovely church on the inside with the old plaques on the walls in memory of those lost in the first World War. Thank you for reading out the names of the departed in the graveyard all around. It is compassionate that they are remembered each time we read their names. ♥️☘️

i know this video is 2+ years old, but there is an alternative walking route for the section from "exeter st davids" out to "cowley bridge". instead of going over the level crossing - take the road away from the railway (station road) and at the end turn right onto (st andrews road), then follow that road all the way out to "cowley". it is a narrow road with no pavement along the country section, but traffic is lighter. at the far end you will come out onto the crediton road just before the turning to "upton pyne".

Sense and Sensibility 1995 !!

Thank you, Boots..a delightful spot.

Thanks for taking us along.

Here in Denver, Colorado, our graveyards were legally established in 1876, many burial grounds were scattered around the terriritory, including Indigenous People's burial grounds but not legally established or registered. Basically Colorado territory was established in 1860's by the US government. So our history is limited regarding settlement outside of Indigenous People's and Spanish establishment. The Spanish had the Church of Catholicism who kept excellent records of births baptism and deaths. Indegenous People's had oral history's. Pretty much there were not much history kept as far as Cemeteries or Churches outside of the Spanish Catholic Church, unlike The UK and Europe whose history is recorded further back. I do so much enjoy your videos and the historical value. Many of the 1st Cemeteries in Denver have Been moved and done in a ramshackle way with poor record keeping, lost bodies, lost paper work, bodies said to have Been exhumed but in actuality were not; (and then greater than a century later) discovered during current landscaping.

Always waiting for your videos

My great grandfather is buried at ypes

Gorgeous church inside and out, amazing old headstones. This one is very picturesque, historic and serene. Thank you Mr Boots. Deb of Oz

I'm doing a catch-up😊. The Norwegian section was quite unique. I wonder why some of them have more than 1 occupant! Why is the Jewish cemetery separate and locked? Another wonderful walkabout in my homeland. Thank you Mr Boots. Deb of Oz.

There weren't many Celtic Crosses here. Considering the Welsh history, I'm a little shocked. Despite that, I really enjoyed the hike with you Mr Boots. The stonework on some of the older ones is beautiful, and I liked the floral carvings on the new ones. Thank you for braving the weather to share this with us. Deb of Oz.

a few notes on the video... thanks for visiting our area. 1. cathays is pronounced cat-hays or c'tays, depending on your accent, never cath-ayes, like cathay pacific. 2. the girl in the balloon was employed by the balloon's owner, she had never been in a balloon before and had received no training in how to use it or the parachute. when people moan about health and safety requirements i think of this poor girl being killed on her first day at work because her boss couldn't be arsed to protect her. 3. all the memorials with just surnames and dates are because a cardiff council of the seventies had a new plan for using motor mowers in those fields and decided that memorials that were too big had to be taken down and destroyed and were replaced with these basic stones. drawings of the original stones are, i believe, held in the council archives somewhere. i have been told two interesting things about this act of council desecration - firstly that the basic stones were supposed to be temporary and were intended to be replaced by the council with more aesthetic memorials but never happened; and secondly that the memorials were used as hardcore in a building phase of the a48 (which was built straight through the middle of cathays cemetary, splitting one cemetary into two and leaving the war memorial facing not a grand approaching boulevard but a grubby corner of the cemetary and a noisy road). whether either of these stories are true or just local gossip i cannot say. 4. cathays cemetary used to have its own 'halt', a mini station for delivering coffins. the former station-masters' house is still there and lived in, its by the main gates on fairoak road. i don't know if a council employee lives there (my uncle used to live in the gardeners cottage in a park, paying a peppercorn rent, lucky sod), or if its privately owned or rented out. i'd happily live there. 5. if i understand correctly, every gravestone is assessed every couple of years for stability. if a stone is found to be wobbly, it is shored up with a big wooden stake. the notice attached tells the reader that this gravestone is dangerous and should be repaired. if the stone is not repaired by the time the next assessment takes place the council assumes that no-one cares any more and lays the stone down so that it can't fall down. i don't see this is as council vandalism, compared to the destruction of memorials i mentioned earlier, or some of the terrible quality grounds maintenance that goes on. small children are often in the graveyard, and people walk their dogs there. i don't want a child or dog squashed by a falling gravestone, i think the living are way more important than the dead. 6. the mossford memorial is a kind of advert - the mossfords were a branch of monumental masons (who still exist and have a shop on fairoak road). in the days before electronic stone cutting a shiny sphere was the single hardest thing to create, and putting that momument on the main thoroughfare of the cemetary let every visitor know who the best masons were. there are two more such spheres in the cemetary that i know of, one of which has fallen. i am sorry this turned into an essay, thanks for visiting!

Beautiful and fascinating cemetery.

Wonderful descriptive commentary , and views of the memorials hard work walking the hillside so enjoyable listening to the names, and hearing about the association's with their lives, so much appreciated

Thank you, Boots for yet another great video....your efforts are always appreciated.

Good video

Thankyou for showing us X great history

a48, btw, not 38.

"Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath?" - Thomas Grey; Elegy in a Country Churchyard.

It is a beautifully kept cemetery. Leanne Williams is my Sister, may she rest in peace. ❤

Wow your are right it’s a beautiful church and I would be in there for many hours, as I often say, so nice to see the grounds well maintained nothing fancy just mowed with weeds under controlled. Thank for this video next time we are in Devon I’ll put this one down for a visit.

Wonderful history . stunning church .thankyou for sharing!

Very well filmed on a nice quiet day ❤

I was 6 years old when this happened i did go there many years ago to say i pray for all who lost their lives i am 66 years old now and will never forget this R I P

The granite headstones are for the WW1 fallen and the white headstones for the WW2 fallen . The cemetery was initially laid out from left and right of the central path based on the deceased's stated religion. Jesse Shirley was the owner of a bone mill which supplied the pottery industry. His former works is now a working industrial museum in nearby Etruria. W. Crewe at 3.40 died in an aircraft crash during WW2. He was the great uncle of my wife.

I went to Cathay's High School 1979-80. I lived at 5 Queen Anne Square. Does anyone remember me????? Especially the girls!!!!!!!!!

Stunning church .wonderful history

Beautiful town, beautiful cemetery.

Royal felid artillery

Well filmed 😊

Beautiful place Happy New Year Boots

I'm a Rowe ,wonder if we are related my husband family were miners who moved to Bristol to work in the mines from devon

Don't like it when they remove headstones...to me it's a bit disrespectful to the dead

wow so goodddd😍😍

Croation flag

I love looking around ild grave yards i found the founding father of middlesbrough WILLIAM FALLOWS in this cemetery.

You need a torch ❤ 😊

Happy Christmas, Boots and a healthy and safe New Year. Thank you for your great videos.

Merry Christmas boots and a happy new year bringing more beautiful cemeteries and graveyards next year. I really do like your channel. It’s interesting, full of history, and always well presented. Thanks for all your hard work getting here and there, and even to my own neck of the woods on a couple of occasions. I hope 2025 goes well for you and your brilliant channel.

Maravilhoso👏👏👏

Very interesting video thank you

Boots I saw that you had been to Australia Have you ever come to America?

You should do more of these