I had a pupil missing this morning as she had left school early for a holiday in Spain (lucky girl!) so I went for a wander through the Cathedral cloisters with my camera. I’ve found some intriguing old carved graffiti here before and decided to have a look for some more to shoot for today. It didn’t take long before I found the number 1946 and some letters scratched into one of the stone arches. The only problem is I now want to know why someone carved this into the cathedral stonemasonry over sixty years ago!

two lovers met and said their good byes before the man went to war.... Eiram · 2010-05-27: 15:05

Great! :) ????? · 2010-05-27: 16:15

wow!!!!!!!!! yes, details are important! ????? · 2010-05-27: 17:16

.....as it was after the war, he came back found his love and wanted to testify his love for the eternity. Wasichseh · 2010-05-27: 17:50

Actually, the war in Europe was over by '45! I was born in '47 - and that carving looks and feel so ancient! Wow - I must be really old!! Wonderful clarity and texture to the shot - very poignant post, Helen. (And thanks for liking my "sparkly" deer!) djnana · 2010-05-27: 17:51

intriguing! tomie · 2010-05-27: 18:15

Interesting...someone was bored, had some time to kill..we have old Beech trees with carvings on them in the back of the pasture..would be great to be able to read the writing...great post :-) NellyBly · 2010-05-27: 20:45

It must be love... maharba · 2010-05-27: 22:35

whatever the reason it is a fabulous shot with perfect dof and angle urmysunshine · 2010-05-28: 09:21

Very intriguing... it should be something important... (How concidental, my mother was born in 1946) ????? · 2010-05-28: 11:48

Yes, that is what I would like to now too ... ;) Nice shot again. Ryana · 2010-06-01: 03:37

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