Comments on: Grave Humour from Harrow https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/06/27/grave-humour-from-harrow/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Tue, 30 Dec 2014 10:35:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: rosie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/06/27/grave-humour-from-harrow/#comment-719134 Tue, 30 Dec 2014 10:35:26 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=36716#comment-719134 I love your blog. There is so much to look at and read.

]]> By: Jennifer Read https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/06/27/grave-humour-from-harrow/#comment-74287 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:44:39 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=36716#comment-74287 At last, something to brighten my day.

]]> By: John Campbell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/06/27/grave-humour-from-harrow/#comment-46133 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:30:38 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=36716#comment-46133 Just discovered this fantastic blog recently and i am enjoying reading back over older posts. Have to add my comment to this post as i grew up in Harrow, Middlesex and can assure your readers these wonderful epitaphs are cetainly not fom the hallowed grounds of St Marys atop the hill. As most of you already guessed they are ficticious, also nautical Harrow is a good 80 miles from the coast 😉
Finding Spitalfields Life is like that wonderful book you accidently discover and just cannot put down – Wonderful!

]]> By: Art https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/06/27/grave-humour-from-harrow/#comment-21351 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:13:32 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=36716#comment-21351 Having been brought up on and around boats throughout New England. And, although dad was a Captain that had severe words for those who tried crossing his right-of-way at sea… he did impress the following on me… when all else fails – GIVE WAY!! For years as a grade school youngster on boats I actually thought the following saying that dad repeated about “Give Way” (when all else fails) was from a burial ground head stone! Then as I got older I figured it was just a marine saying. Now from this post – I not so sure from whence it comes! LOL

Here lies the body of one Michael O‘Day. He died defending his right of way. He was right… dead right… as he sailed along! BUT – He’s just as dead as if he were wrong!!

]]> By: Chris F https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/06/27/grave-humour-from-harrow/#comment-21308 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:30:54 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=36716#comment-21308 Dear Will, I laughed out loud at your posting and Alan, I pondered for ages to come up with a rhyme for Titanic…. Well done. Years ago I read some epitaphs from ‘Wild West’ cemetaries and the humour ran along similar lines.

]]> By: Alan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/06/27/grave-humour-from-harrow/#comment-21294 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:48:16 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=36716#comment-21294 Poor Edwin Plannic
had a place on the Titanic
but spotted the rhyme
in time.

]]> By: Will Hill https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/06/27/grave-humour-from-harrow/#comment-21272 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:27:58 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=36716#comment-21272 Lovely collection,

May I add:

Henry Higgins
Fell from the riggings
In Yokohama Harbour
he hit the deck
and broke his neck
sayonara

I have this from Keith Reid but I’m not sure where he got it from

]]> By: Chris https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/06/27/grave-humour-from-harrow/#comment-21252 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:45:50 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=36716#comment-21252 Chris F asks ‘Are these epitaphs real or are did they surface from the depths of the poets imagination?’

Hmmm…

and I think the ‘Earl of Ruislip’ sounds like an East End pub.

Chris S

]]> By: Briony https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/06/27/grave-humour-from-harrow/#comment-21243 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:34:28 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=36716#comment-21243 Having only just found your blog through ‘Down th Earth’ an Australian blog. This comment is not on the above but to do with Mr.Pussy getting you up from your bed at an early hour. We have 5 of the darlings and this morning I was up at 4.11 a.m. after suffering the very same treatment as you.
Wonderful blog, so glad I have found you.
Briony

]]> By: Chris F https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/06/27/grave-humour-from-harrow/#comment-21233 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:34:39 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=36716#comment-21233 Amazing that in each case the person who died had a name that rhymed with that of the ship!
I wonder if there was a Seaman Banyon on the Tori Canyon? Or an Albert Hose on the Mary Rose? Or a…… I think you get the picture! Are these epitaphs real or are did they surface from the depths of the poets imagination?

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