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Odiham churchyard contains the graves of several French prisoners.

At Higher Porthpean, the robust chapel of ease, dedicated to St Levan, was built in 1885 and financed by Lady Graves-Sawle of Penrice at a cost of £1,000.

Music lovers come to visit the grave of the composer Frederick Delius, who is buried in St Peter's churchyard.

This Celtic-style monument in the Lake District marks the grave of John Ruskin, the artist and philosopher, who helped to bring about the Gothic revival in Victorian architecture and a resurgance of interest

In the churchyard can be found the graves of Herbert Asquith, Liberal Prime Minister from 1908 to 1916, and Eric Arthur Blair, who may be better known as the novelist George Orwell, whose works include

The nearby churchyard contains the graves of the writer's sister and mother, both of whom were named Cassandra. John Hinton, rector here for 58 years, is commemorated inside.

In the distance are Cartsdyke Mill and east yards, the Gravel graving dock and the entrance to the James Watt Dock.

All Saints' Church now stands at the edge, soon to join the lost medieval town in a watery grave. In recent years, divers have probed the sea bed and located ruins in the murky deep.

As was his wish, Parnell was buried in a mass grave among the people of Ireland whom he loved. His name is carved on a large boulder.

The crypt was sealed off for years; when it was discovered by a sexton digging a grave and eventually reopened, it was found to contain thousands of bones and skulls collected from an old churchyard.

Although the stonework has been replaced since, the heroic Edith Cavell's grave is still a poignantly simple one.

Inside the house gates (left) are the graves of two pugs, inscribed 'always on guard'. In 1960 the lodge still had a garden privy and was inhabited by a family with nine children.

Since there is no evidence of Arthur ever existing, the claim that this is his grave is academic, though it would be foolish to ignore the power of handed-down legend.

As well as hosting a permanent collection of British art, the Mappin also displays loan exhibitions from the extensive collection belonging to the Graves Art Gallery.

The churchyard contains the graves of 330 Canadian soldiers; many of them died from an influenza epidemic which swept the area in 1917-18.

Her body was dragged out of the canal two days later at the Bloody Steps in Rugeley, where her grave can be seen in the churchyard. Two of the crew were hanged and another transported.

The church- yard contains the graves of 330 Canadian soldiers; many of them died from an influenza epidemic which swept the area in 1917-18.

In the churchyard lies the grave of the Victorian admiral Sir John Baird, who died in 1908.

The grave of Field Marshal Montgomery, who died in 1976, is in the churchyard, and his banner hangs in the nave of the church.

Graves and ivy-clad ruins are shown beside the Monks' Cemetery of Bindon Abbey. The community was founded for the Cistercian Order by William de Glastonia in 1149.

Graves and ivy-clad ruins are shown beside the Monks' Cemetery of Bindon Abbey. The community was founded for the Cistercian Order by William de Glastonia in 1149.

In the churchyard is the grave of the great Victorian Liberal Shaw Lefevre, Lord Eversley, who worked closely with the long-serving Prime Minister Mr Gladstone.

In the churchyard is the grave of Mrs Reginald Hargreaves, born Alice Liddell and immortalised by Lewis Carroll in 'Alice in Wonderland'.

You can see the iron railings around his grave at the bottom left of our picture. The church is built in Perpendicular style.