The Mysterious Coffin Grave Of A Vampire | St Aidan's Church | Billinge
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2022
- Not much is known about this grave in St Aidan's Churchyard in Billinge (England) which makes it even more mysterious and fuels the rumours of it belonging to a vampire!
As far as we know, George and Kitty Smith weren't prominent residents of the town and there's nothing to suggest why they had such a unique grave unlike anything else.
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if it was a Vampire grave , they would not have been interred in consecrated ground or that near the church
Shhhhh we're pretending because it's halloween lol. That's assuming people knew they were Vampires?
Surprisingly good condition for stones of 200 to 300+ years. Another excellent & interesting walk. Thank you
The skull with batwings usually symbolizes death by disease, that the person died of a fatal disease of the time like small pox, TB, the plaque, yellow fever, etc. Some you will see might have the image of a child or cherub with batwings for the same reason but meaning it was a child that died of a disease. A lot of contagious diseases back then weren't understood by the general public (even if doctors did) and they always used symbols like that to signify that the disease sort of 'came in on wings' and flew off with the person's life. This is how the general public understood it, it was like something supernatural to them.
Well, that's a good cover for a vampire grave if any! ;)
Yeah.
Tks for the information, could you send some refs about this, please? Im brazillian and couldn't find anything about skull with batwings in tombstones but I thought it very interesting.
@@brunarastelli7433 He's on the ball the man died of a snake bite, well died eating his lunch at work after being bitten by a snake, and yes these strange markings on the grave are code for this
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Don't believe all this people...
The Hewitt’s stone looked remarkably good for being 200+ years old!
Old tombstones are such works of art.
Yea they don't bloody make them like that anymore luv
I LOVED the beautiful headstones there, and the environment where they rest. Such beauty and tranquility. Rest in peace, all who rest there... you are not forgotten.
maybe a witch, maybe a vampire...but local church says, yeah but they're our brothers and sisters, so they get to stay with us on church grounds
Another great video, I was thinking maybe the church had been moved and the numbers were to show where each stone went. The same numbers on the opposite side got rid of that theory. It’s very sobering how many children died in years gone by, life must have been so hard
The vampire grave is incredible as well as the rest .was the date 1726?
1720 I think...
Could the numbers along the wall of the church indicate the section of the graveyard? A map of sorts for locating gravesites? The church & graveyard are beautiful. The Smith grave is downright creepy 🦇💀Thanks for another interesting video, Dan!
Thats a pretty good theory, it would make sense seen as the graveyard would have been smaller "back in the day"
Yes it will be. I would say most graveyards have numbers and sections. I know the deeds to my mam & sons grave has them. Makes it easier for the grave diggers to add family members and correct problems 👍
That is not what the skull emoji means
Beautiful graveyard. I’m always excited to find those in California which is rare. We recently had to travel a ways from work to perform a burial at a graveyard. It was hand dug and actually 6 ft where normally we go 4ft using a backhoe. He was lowered using straps. The graveyard was from the Victorian era. Great video.
I'd love to see another one! You need to do a video there Jason
Wow the vampire coffin is absolutely amazing ,x
It's sad when the families lost their young children 😢 .thank you for all the work you do 🙏 .James Hewitt was Diana princess of wales lover
Dan, what a beautiful church and cemetery. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊.
Theres something about grave yards that makes you feel relaxed. Think the saying my mam would say 'it's not the dead that will harm you...its the living' has always stuck with me. I often would go to think and spend time with my mam but your head clears. You speak to people and watch the rabbits and squirrels at one with nature and peace.
Yeah. I always wanted to work in the industry but life happened and the checks are bias...I've always liked the idea of respect and dignity as a job
Your so right I feel more comfort taking a stroll through the graveyard I Scotland than what I do being in a room full of people
This gravestone is unusual in that it is shaped like a coffin but all the other symbols were quite common from Georgian up to Victorian times.
I live in the village and have heard the many myths surrounding this grave and commented many times on websites featuring it.
Firstly the skull represents death.
The wings aren’t of a bat, they are angelic and represent the soul being carried to the afterlife.
The curtain behind the skull represent the veil we pass through from life to death and the snake coiled around the skull that is swallowing it’s tail represents everlasting life.
These can be found in many graveyards up and down the country and are Christian rather than anything sinister or cultish.
I do love your dead walks Dan there so intresting esp the really old stones and the old crypts ,,,,,,,,what makes it more intresting is when you know a bit of the story behind the people from long ago ,,,,,,Thankyou again ......................................................................The Raskal
Great tour! First time seeing a stone like that in a graveyard. Well kept graveyard. Thanks 😊
First off I’m glad you didn’t get hit by that car wow that was close. Second always posting great interesting content. That vampire stone looked awesome. I’m guessing the numbers on the church showed where the rows were for the cemetery.
Wow this cemetery is very fascinating from the numbers on the church wall to the coffin style crypt. I did notice on the headstones along the walk had a number top left on letter on top right. It’s all just so fascinating being American. 🇺🇸
LOVELY OLD CEMETERY I THINK THE OLD GRAVES ARE MUCH MORE FASCINATING THAN THE NEW ONES THERES SO MUCH MORE HISTORY GOING ON
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK DAN
MAY THEY ALL FIND PEACE🙏🌹
Those numbers are probably to designate rows & plot numbers to make graves easier to locate
Thank you so much, Dan for taking us along on your latest walk. I hope you enjoyed your day. ❤
The bat wings are just TOO freaky.
Gave me chills.
Beautiful church. I imagine the cost of cleaning and restoring the exterior is highly prohibitive.
What I could do with Elon's money !!
Awesome weren't they. Maybe Elon could sponsor the channel...I'm sure he loves cemeteries
I wonder will people 200 or 300 years from now walking past our tombstones or our columbarium? Love your walks give me peace!
For the petrol fund!
wow! Thank you so much! I'll put it towards next weeks filming. 🙏
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Thank you sooo much for your fabulous work.I do appreciate all your efforts and am astounded by the historical information!🥰
My pleasure Susie, happy to share it with everyone
I really love the look of the short cast iron fencing! Love the last name of Almond, how cool is that?!
I can feel it from here. Those tombstones are creepy, a hint of dark film on every tombstone including the church. All tombstones are alike in thickness. Interestingly so creepy. Love it.😊The trees, and surrounding bricks all have a hint of paint like black, even the grass looks dead. Cool.😂
Love these walks.
A haven of tranquility in a mad world.
Thanks.
Such beautiful churches in these videos! I think for 1720 Mr and Mrs Smith had a wicked sense of humor!
or maybe just wicked !!! 💉, 300 years dead and counting
Thank you Dan for another awesome video. I loved the one that had the gate around the 4 Graves. Never seen one like the one with the bats and skull on it. You do a great job telling the history of the cemetarys/graveyards that you go to. Can't wait for the next video. Love from Georgia USA
Cemeteries, not cematary's
Interesting gravestone 🦇🧛♂🧛♀could be a couple of vampires in there! Thanks again,Dan.✌😊
No the coffin is of a man and wife , George and kitty smith , George was killed by a snake on billinge hill!
Beautiful graveyard and tour thanks for showing x
Great Video, I am becoming addicted to this channel.
Beautiful ❤️
Done with respect.
Thank you.
Thank you for this interesting tour.
Greetings from the Netherlands.
Bahia is in Brazil! Love your channel, the best grave freak of the youtube, love your pacing and the tone of your narration, and of course the respectful way you do your videos. Great content, I am a grave freak myself down here in Brasil. Cheers.
Very interesting walk! Thank you!
What's the oldest grave you've found?
1616 Sweet Cheeks
Scary coffin grave. Beautiful cemetery. Thanx
Yikes 😱. Creepy indeed , very interesting and respectfully done , thank you 😊
Thanks for watching Sue.
OMG that grave is incredible,!! That would have made a great Halloween Episode. But Im sure you have something up your sleeve for that
I love it when you put some information about the person on the screen, it makes it a bit more interesting. Or a bit of history about the church would be dead good lol.
You have such a relaxing voice, feels like asmr to me 👍😌
Hi there, new subscriber here, from Kentucky USA, thank you for your videos
There's a small piece of Kentucky in the village where i am here in Bolton , Lancashire . It sells fried chicken 🐥🐥🐥
Thanks for sharing this
Very interesting Thanks for all the info keep up the great content
Thank you Dawn. Will do!
Gosh that grave is wonderful!!
That one might need another visit. Lovely atmosphere.
Rad, thank you for this video, lk quiet, peaceful, weather lk cool, bright, respect, rest.in.peace in this distance cementery, graveyard, seen alot of designers color with beautiful stone, lk largerst areas, beautiful scenery,, thank you this video, lk amazing, lk neat. Blessing. Frm. Miss. Rad.
Ohhh you’re really touring around now! The isn’t too far from me (30 mins in the car) what a great ‘dead good walk’ 😅
Closer for me 😎
Beautiful graveyard, creepy vampire grave!
Seems George & Kitty Smith had a side job moonlighting as vampires. Thanks very much!
Maybe Bram Stoker visited this graveyard and got the idea for her book , i'm pretty sure Count Drakula was written after they died ?
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Minha total admiração a pessoas assim como você, que conseguem ver, arte e beleza em locais tão esquecidos. Parabéns e obrigada 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌹
love these videos
THIS IS INTERESTING HISTORY OF THE PAST LIFE OF PEOPLE WHAT I WILL LIKE TO SEE IS SOME OF THE SCARIEST GRAVES YOU HAVE COME ACROSS THANK YOU
I didn't get a notification for your live. Dang It🤔 Watching Now
Maybe next time Jan
I LIKED WHAT I'VE SEEN SO YOU HAVE A NEW SUB.
Much appreciated Terry
Your videos are so interesting. I've been watching them quite a lot recently. For the fun, I say the vampires are real. I'm in the US so seeing this much history is fascinating.
Thanks for watching Leslie. Yeah, we know its not really a vamp but we can pretend for a bit of fun
I live very close by, there are lots of folklore legends about old pubs in the area too.
Wonderful history
Someone posted a video of this on instagram. I mentioned that I saw this on your channel 😁
Great video
Very spooky believing me 🎉🎉🎉
Tombstone manufacturing would have been quite an industry back in the day.
I loved your Channel. I don't speak english very well but I loved. This way I can training my english...kkkk. Hugs from Brazil
Thank you. Your English is very good x
Those numbers might be stations of the cross? Idk 🤷🏻♀️ That was my first thought.
Anyway, thank you for the lovely stroll, very enjoyable 🙂
Vampire coffin dated 1726...top right near skull.
I beleave the numbers on the Church are grave row numbers. If you stand with your back to the church and look out into the cemetery
You should see rows
Cool cemetery with all the old markers
The winged skull ouroboros is a really great find. ❤️
Thanks!
Wow Ian! Thank you again. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Absolutely amazing graveyard,, be careful next time when you cross the streets... and keep up the good walks.. 🙏
Hi Laarnie! I will lol. Thank you x
YIKES!! What a scary grave!! DEFINITELY looks like a vampire's grave!! XXXX 👍💖😱🧛♂️🧛♀️
Its so sad that many children never had a chance at life.
I didn't like seeing those old headstones used for pavers Dan. Given time, those names will vanish and the people forgotten. Nice little walkabout, thank you. Deb of Oz.
James Hewitt was the man Princess Diana was in love with.
The numbers on the church wall could correspond to the Stations of the Cross. I only remember 14, but according to the internet there were actually some at 15. Maybe there were some pictures hanging there, or they were painted on the church wall.
In the wall at the side of the gate is the headstone of my ancestors John Liptrot and his wife Mary, although half is missing, he was the schoolmaster at Main Street school, they lived at the schoolhouse, he was also the clerk of this church.
Interesting walk
Regarding the numbering - each stonemason was given a number so it be identified as his work and that he would get paid.
Who loves creepy cemeterys 🤔😏
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Sorry I missed the live, but is watching now, live in South Africa, so the time differences overlap. That is definitely a vampire grave, what else could it be👀 bat wings🦇 come on! 😅
No problem...maybe next time. Thanks for watching now though. I agree x
How about the red Brown grave at 2:30 it looks different than all the others
Would be so very interesting to find out the history of George and Kitty Smith!!! What characters!!!! Thanks
Couldn’t find much at all sadly, we just have their amazing grave
Lol, I can't believe they ran out of room on the T Winstanley stone and put the rest above it. I carve slate for fun and I also make pet grave stones for friends and family, I ALWAYS trace out the letters very lightly before I carve anything. I hope that family received his stone for free 😂
James Hewitt, isn't that the name of Prince Harry's father?
Here in spooky season for the vamps 😆🧛♂️🦇🦇
The area just down from Billings is Winstanley. There is an old manor house there and they were land owners. It's now just a suburban area and some farm land - but that's where the guy (12:40 mark) is from.
I know that because that's my hometown!
It is said that George and kitty were not local and died by snake bites …. But who really knows … grave markings are found like this in other places. What seems macabre to us with the skeleton and bat wings could mean something else in the age of when this happened. I feel the story of the snake could be to cover any vampire legends of the time.
We don't have any deadly poisonous snakes in the UK. Our only venomous snake is the adder but I've never heard of anyone dying from an adder bite. It can make you unwell and hurt a lot but they aren't deadly.
The end handle of the vampire grave has a dogs head with the ring in it's mouth. The serpent biting his tail is an ouroboros or the "never ending circle" This church was rebuilt several times due to uprisings and war. So those numbers could be the stone mason marking them for the rebuilding process. As they are opposite the same number on the parallel wall.
Also the snake eating its own tail i think is an ouroboros it means infinity and the cycle of birth and death. Hmmmmm...
Have you thought coming to any graveyard in Telford especially the miner disaster eg nine men of madeley grave
James Hewitt had a romantic relationship with Princess Diana.
That was an odd grave. But how do they get two people in that one coffin? Or is that just an effigy of a coffin with the scarey emblem? It does not look right.
I really wanted you to open the end bit of the vampire coffin, sorry! He could have kidnapped a maiden on a stormy night & taken her to his place of rest, held fast in his deathly skeletal embrace 😬😬😬
numbers on wall outside may relate to burials Inside the church
Is the church is abandoned ?
Could the numbers on the outside of the church indicate the Stations or the Cross?
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