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Identifying sha pes ofgravestones
Memoria lisa tion: Taking a c loser look at .
On first glance cemetery headstones appear to be of many
different types and styles yet when we take a closer look we find
that the many hundreds of headstones in our cemeteries can be
categorised into about 8 or 9 basic styles.
1. Capped stone2. Stele3. Nameplate4. Coped stone or tablet5. Wall plaque6. Plaque7. Block8. Sculptured Cross9. Pedestal with surmount.
This resource set is designed to support students who are
investigating the changing fashions in the shapes of memorials in
our cemeteries and goes with Activity 3a of the memorialisation
unit.
There are student recording sheets included at the end ofthe resource set.
Pedest al
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Examples of c apped-stones and ste le Sha pes of Gravestones
CappedStone
Stele
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Shapes of Gravestones
WallPlaque
Coped Stone
Nameplate
Examp les of namep la tes, c oped -stones, wa ll p laques
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Examples of namep la tes, c oped -stones, wa ll p laques
Shapes of Gravestones
Plaque
Block
Cross
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Shapes of Gravestones examp les of pedesta ls
Pedest al
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Stud ent survey sheet Popularity o f g ravestone sha pes ac ross time
Gravestone t ypes 18 581870
18711880
18811890
18911900
1901-1910
19111920
19211930
19311940
19411950
19511960
19611970
19711980
19811990
19912000
20012010
CappedStone
Stele
Bloc k Numbers ________________________________
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Student survey sheet Popula rity o f g ravestone sha pes ac ross time
Bloc k Numbers ________________________________Gravestone t ypes 18 58
187018711880
18811890
18911900
19011910
19111920
19211930
19311940
19411950
19511960
19611970
19711980
19811990
19912000
20012010
Nameplate
Coped Stone
Plaque
WallPlaque
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Stud ent survey sheet Popula rity o f g ravestone sha pes ac ross time
Bloc k Numbers ________________________________Gravestone t ypes 18 581870 18711880 18811890 18911900 19011910 19111920 19211930 19311940 19411950 19511960 19611970 19711980 19811990 19912000 20012010
Block
Cross
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Stud ent survey sheet Popula rity o f g ravestone sha pes ac ross time
Bloc k Numbers ________________________________
Pedestal
Gravestone t ypes 18 581870 18711880 18811890 18911900 19011910 19111920 19211930 19311940 19411950 19511960 19611970 19711980 19811990 19912000 20012010
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Resources
Betteridge, C. (2005). Conservation Plans: Northern and Southern Cemeteries. Unpublished report forHistoric Cemeteries Conservation Trust of New Zealand.
Edgar, Philip G. (Dec 1995). Ideological choice in the gravestones of Dunedin's Southern Cemetery. A
thesis submitted for a Master of Arts Degree, University of Otago.
Mytum, Harold. (2000). Analysing historic graveyards.Practical Handbook in Archaeology 15. York: Councilfor British Archaeology. Reprinted in 2008.
Sagazio, C. (Ed)(1992) Cemeteries: Our Heritage. National Trust of Australia (Victoria).
Note:
Introduce students to a classification of headstone types using the Cemetery Architecture Slide set that ispart of this resource. Both resources have utilised a slightly adapted version of Edgars classification of
headstones. This is a simple and reliable one for use in New Zealand Historic Cemeteries by schoolstudents.
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