Row No., Grave Letter eg 52 Q
or Tomb Letter eg Tomb " E "
or Garden of Remembrance eg GR
or Memorials inside Church eg No.5
ii) Direction the headstone is facing - eg N = North, S = South, W = West, E = East
iii) Headstone = H/S
iv) Kerb, Vase or Plinth = K, V or P
v) Legibility: - E = Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, FG = Fairly Good,
F - G = Fair - Good, F = Fair, OC - FG = Once Cleaned - Fairly Good,
F b F = Fair but Fading, P = Poor, VP = Very Poor, We = Weathering
vi) Type of Stone: - P = Portland, M = Marble, WS = White Stone, S = Sandstone, G = Granite
L = Limestone
vii) Condition: - As above + GS (eg) NW = Grave Sinking + Direction, SF = Stone Flaking,
Position of Flaking (eg) FL = Front Left, FR = Front Right,
TL = Top Left, L = Lichen, OG = Overgrown, We = Weathering.
N.B.
a) There are references to two previous surveys - Sept 1914 by Mr. A. Weight Matthews (published as
"Ye Olde Mortality, Bedfordshire, Vol Hundred of Barford) and a later survey c 1980 by Irene O'Dell
These references are quoted where it is thought that they may be of help,
eg, W/M p.55 No 74 or O'Dell
b) Some of the marker stones on the South side of the Church have been moved and are not necessarily with
their correct H/S's.
Example
5 B ii) W iii) small H/S iv) none. v) P vi) ? vii) Dirty + L
Grave 5B
Facing West
Small Headstone
None
Poor legibility
Type of stone unknown
Dirty with Lichen growing on face.