A long-forgotten cast iron headstone belonging to one of the men behind an historic Shropshire foundry has been unearthed.
John Hazeldine's grave before it was demolished and moved
Senior partner of the foundry, John Hazeldine died on October 28, 1810 aged 50. While it was known he had been buried in Bridgnorth with an iron headstone, the metal headpiece had not been seen for decades.Now the tombstone, measuring around three feet by two feet, has been unearthed in a church. Mr Oxtoby said he knew what it was straight away as he saw the inscription with John Hazeldine's name on it."It was pretty faded but I knew what it was. I'd heard there were some iron headstones here somewhere but I had never seen any," he said.
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