A wasting historical asset? : a comparative study of grave memorials at Wootton Wawen, King's Norton and Birmingham, c. 1700-1940
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A wasting historical asset? : a comparative study of grave memorials at Wootton Wawen, King's Norton and Birmingham, c. 1700-1940
（BAR British series, 366）
John and Erica Hedges, 2004
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (master's)--University of Birmingham, 2003
Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-70)
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Are grave memorials and graveyards as a whole a useful and reliable source for local history? This study demonstrates that the answer must be yes, as it presents a comparative analysis of evidence from churchyards at Wootton Wawen, King's Norton and a range of others in Birmingham. Shorters collates information relating to life expectancy, family structure, marriage patterns, attitudes to death and disposal to determine the extent to which the different churchyards represented different socio-economic trends. Investigating the issue of an urban-rural divide is uppermost in this study.
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