Barbadoes Street is the oldest cemetery in Christchurch, opening in 1851. It is the resting place of many of Christchurch’s early settlers, and sadly many of the gravestones are for young children (victims of epidemics). The cemetery is divided by a Street (Barbadoes) with Anglicans on the east side and Catholics (and dissenters) on the West side. The two pictures are of the West (Catholic side).
The ivy (pictured above) is just growing around a small collection of gravestones.
The following daily photo blogs are also participating in October’s theme day:
St. Louis (MO), USA – San Diego (CA), USA – Cleveland (OH), USA – New York City (NY), USA – Boston (MA), USA – Mainz, Germany – Hyde, UK – Arlington (VA), USA – Cape Town, South Africa – Saint Paul (MN), USA – Toulouse, France – Arradon, France – Menton, France – Monte Carlo, Monaco – Montego Bay, Jamaica – Ampang (Selangor), Malaysia – Joplin (MO), USA – Cottage Grove (MN), USA – Bellefonte (PA), USA – Mexico (DF), Mexico – Seattle (WA), USA – Baziège, France – Baltimore (MD), USA – Chandler (AZ), USA – Sequim (WA), USA – Stayton (OR), USA – Stockholm, Sweden – Austin (TX), USA – Singapore, Singapore – Grenoble, France – Seoul, South Korea – Greenville (SC), USA – Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands – Nashville (TN), USA – Tenerife, Spain – Manila, Philippines – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Jacksonville (FL), USA – River Falls (WI), USA – Chateaubriant, France – Quincy (MA), USA – Rabaul, Papua New Guinea – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Crystal Lake (IL), USA – Inverness (IL), usa – Lubbock (TX), USA – Phoenix (AZ), USA – Moscow, Russia – Norwich (Norfolk), UK – Crepy-en-Valois, France – Minneapolis (MN), USA – New Orleans (LA), USA – Montréal (QC), Canada – West Sacramento (CA), USA – Toru?, Poland – Philadelphia (PA), USA – Christchurch, New Zealand – London, England – Paderborn, Germany – The Hague, Netherlands – Selma (AL), USA – Sunderland, UK – Kyoto, Japan – Tokyo, Japan – Stavanger, Norway – Fort Lauderdale (FL), USA – Weston (FL), USA – Portland (OR), USA – Forks (WA), USA – Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation – Maple Ridge (BC), Canada – Boston (MA), USA – Sydney, Australia – Wellington, New Zealand – Montpellier, France – Jackson (MS), USA – Wailea (HI), USA – Petaling Jaya (Selangor), Malaysia – Evry, France – Saarbrücken, Germany – New York City (NY), USA – Santa Fe (NM), USA – North Bay (ON), Canada – Melbourne, Australia – Port Vila, Vanuatu – Cypress (TX), USA – Saint Louis (MO), USA – Paris, France – San Diego (CA), USA – Wichita (Ks), USA – Haninge, Sweden – Prague, Czech Republic
Ōtautahi / Christchurch Daily Photo 
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