Plaistow is a cemetery in East London. Whenever I have visited it there have been floral tributes in the West Ham colours. Some people have gone even further and had their favourite sport commemorated in their tombstone.
Some prefer to be remembered for their exploits in the pub darts team. This amazing memorial is also at Plaistow. For more details click on link above.
In East Finchley cemetery you can see a monument that combines the traditional cross with an secular theme quite unusual for the time it was erected. It marks the grave of the cricketer Charles Thornton (1850-1929), famous as a 'big hitter', whose memory is kept alive by the stump, bat and ball carved on his tombstone. Anyone interested in the history of the game will enjoy the details found by clicking on the Thornton link.
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