We walk past and sit on park benches everyday, many of which have plaques in remembrance to departed loved ones. It suddenly dawned one me not too long ago that I had never taken the time to read the inscriptions properly before, and being both artist and genealogist, thought it would make a really interesting project to photograph each bench and do a little research into each person named.
My first project was a really big one, starting off with a huge line of benches in Leigh-On-Sea over looking the sea (there are well over 100), which I undertook in three goes. After this, I started noticing dedicated benches all over the place!
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Memory Benches | Hadleigh Woods, Essex
There are benched dotted about Hadleigh Woods, which I will add as I come across. It will be difficult to create a map for them, but might try at some point!
Memory Benches | Marine Parade, Leigh on Sea (Part 3)
There are fifty seven benches with plaques along Marine Parade between Vernon Road and Belton Way East.
Memory Benches | Marine Parade, Leigh on Sea (Part 2)
There are thirty nine benches with plaques along Marine Parade between the corner of Thames Drive and Belton Way to the corner of Vernon Road.
Memory Benches | Marine Parade, Leigh on Sea (Part 1)
There are twenty one benches with memorial plaques along Marine Parade between Tattersall Gardens and Thames Drive.