Hi Catherine In 1965 the incumbent of Alberbury initiated a programme for having the old graveyard cleared and in 1970 after being ratified by the Hereford Consistory Court, the tombstones were removed. A local contractor, working in early winter, "bulldozed" the yard. He sought help from the church members to place the tombstones upright in a safe area but the help was not forthcoming, so he offered most of the head-stones to local farmers who used them as pavings and as ramps for their animals. My great-great-great grandparents, Thomas & Martha Peate's headstones, ended up as a ramp for pigs and cattle to thunder over. One farmer took 24 of them to make a ramp for his animals. Needless to say, when I first came upon this little bit of history, I was very upset. Regards Graham PS. These were the headstones from the graveyard that was closed in 1862, so there are most likely tombstones, etc. from that date still standing in the new graveyard.