St Michael the Archangel Church & Mary Anning's Grave

The front of this church is fully rendered and for the first time, I decided to take a look around the back, which is where these pictures were taken. At the side was the grave of Mary Anning, along with her brother and three of his children who died in infancy. All very sad, as he was only 53 and Mary was just 47. Lots of fossils have been placed alongside the grave by people passing by.





Mary Anning was an English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist who became known around the world for important finds she made in Jurassic marine fossil beds in the cliffs along the English Channel at Lyme Regis in the county of Dorset. Recently, a film has been made of her life, starring Kate Winslet.