Iron railings around grave

[Sam Swift]

Anyone know when surrounding a grave with an iron railing became fashionable - the short pointed ended type not the tall fencing or linked chain types

Thanks

[Rosinish]

Maybe post an example for others to date?

I've seen a few different types in different places & different eras?

Annie

[Sam Swift]

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=814374.msg6753159#msg6753159

[Ruskie]

I'm not sure that a date for railings will help you identify the grave.  I don't know when or why the railings originated (one site suggested as a deterrent to grave robbers) but there were a lot in Victorian times, and probably prior to that.

Your best bet would be as suggested on your other thread - get hold of the photo and rescan the headstone (or ask the owner of the photo if they can do so for you).

[Sam Swift]

Tried re-scanning and it's hopeless. I just wondered when the rails first started to come into fashion since that could help with how far back in time to look. Thanks anyway. There was also a white grave in the background with a large fleur de lys large rounded square type cross on it, which I thought was unusual for what we assumed should be a slate mining area where everyone had slate headstones. I've only seen one other example of this type of stone in images from cemeteries in north Wales.

[KGarrad]

I walk through my local churchyard most days - it's a short-cut to the pub

There are graves, with railings, dating from the first half of the 19th Century.