tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980451224965693513.post7269321096127574906..comments2024-03-12T08:14:06.224+00:00Comments on Kent Today & Yesterday: Milton Church, Gravesend - Porcupines and Masons!Lights 2 Flaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14383019714425986128noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980451224965693513.post-24784780587943090552011-10-25T22:15:42.150+01:002011-10-25T22:15:42.150+01:00Here's where it comes from the expression &quo...Here's where it comes from the expression "church mouse". I do not think that the grave is Masonic, there is a division of hell and paradise, skull and bones are hell, and compass, right angle, the book and the light is heaven. In the middle is a star over the "abyss", the image of the parable of Lazarus in Abraham's bosom.bogoizbraniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15046727854153069324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980451224965693513.post-670407598170613482010-05-19T08:08:41.465+01:002010-05-19T08:08:41.465+01:00v interesting..i was born close by at chalk but th...v interesting..i was born close by at chalk but these days live in melbourne australia,but i remember seeing that church gate being built!.my grandparents ran a shop in denton and much later on in my early 20s i ran the same shop for several years with my wife..........regards len.lennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980451224965693513.post-31980336216910353172010-04-09T00:29:23.272+01:002010-04-09T00:29:23.272+01:00Thanks for your comment Mike and the background in...Thanks for your comment Mike and the background information. There are a lot of interesting things to see in and around Gravesend and Northfleet. I have written quite a few posts about the local area - just have a look on Gravesend and Northfleet in my tag cloud.<br /><br />GlenGlen / Kent Today and Yesterdayhttp://kenttodayandyesterday.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980451224965693513.post-23027550791588851492010-04-02T11:11:35.365+01:002010-04-02T11:11:35.365+01:00Hi there nice blog, of especial interst as I hope ...Hi there nice blog, of especial interst as I hope to move to Northfleet soon.<br /><br />I particularly like the find of a Masonic gravestone! Just for info the Skull and Bones symbol is also used in Freemasonry but in its usual meaning as "memento mori" ie a reminder that death is a certainty that comes to us all and that we should do as much good as we can while we are still living. Pirates used it in the same way that it was used on poison bottles for centuries, as in will cause death.<br /><br />Any way I will try to keep coming back to your blog for local info.<br />Thanks MikeMike Martinhttp://www.merseylodge5434.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980451224965693513.post-59028077008827511282009-11-24T17:35:31.216+00:002009-11-24T17:35:31.216+00:00Hi Yolande & Anastasia F-B - thanks very much ...Hi Yolande & Anastasia F-B - thanks very much for your kind comments. They are much appreciated!<br /><br />GlenKent Today and Yesterdayhttp://kenttodayandyesterday.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980451224965693513.post-38933387400990184832009-11-20T01:10:18.487+00:002009-11-20T01:10:18.487+00:00This is really interesting, Glen; thanks for drawi...This is <i>really</i> interesting, Glen; thanks for drawing my attention to your blog.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980451224965693513.post-7023282411959073412009-10-30T09:47:36.492+00:002009-10-30T09:47:36.492+00:00I really enjoyed this post. Great information for ...I really enjoyed this post. Great information for someone not familiar with the UK. I will definitely add you to my blogs to follow.Yolande Pienaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143296086952662388noreply@blogger.com