Shapes of gravestones
Memorialisation: Taking a closer 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 stone
2. Stele
3. Nameplate
4. Coped stone or tablet
5. Wall plaque
6. Plaque
7. Block
8. Sculptured Cross
9. 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 of the resource set.
Examples of capped-stones and stele
Shapes of Gravestones
Capped Stone
Stele
Shapes of Gravestones
Wall Plaque
Coped Stone
Nameplate
Examples of nameplates, coped-stones, wall plaques
Shapes of Gravestones
Plaque
Block
Examples of plaques, blocks and crosses
Cross
Shapes of Gravestones – examples of pedestals
Pedestal
Student survey sheet – Popularity of gravestone shapes across time
Gravestone types 1858 1870
1871 1880
1881 1890
1891 1900
1901-1910
1911 1920
1921 1930
1931 1940
1941 1950
1951 1960
1961 1970
1971 1980
1981 1990
1991 2000
2001 2010
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Capped Stone
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Stele
Block Numbers ________________________________
Student survey sheet – Popularity of gravestone shapes across time
Block Numbers ________________________________Gravestone types 1858
1870 1871 1880
1881 1890
1891 1900
1901 1910
1911 1920
1921 1930
1931 1940
1941 1950
1951 1960
1961 1970
1971 1980
1981 1990
1991 2000
2001 2010
!
Nameplate
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Coped Stone
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Plaque
Wall Plaque
Student survey sheet – Popularity of gravestone shapes across time
Block Numbers ________________________________Gravestone types 1858
1870 1871 1880
1881 1890
1891 1900
1901 1910
1911 1920
1921 1930
1931 1940
1941 1950
1951 1960
1961 1970
1971 1980
1981 1990
1991 2000
2001 2010
!
Block
Cross
Student survey sheet – Popularity of gravestone shapes across time
Block Numbers ________________________________Gravestone types 1858
1870 1871 1880
1881 1890
1891 1900
1901 1910
1911 1920
1921 1930
1931 1940
1941 1950
1951 1960
1961 1970
1971 1980
1981 1990
1991 2000
2001 2010
!
Pedestal
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