Hello, listers -- I am forwarding the following message on behalf of Peter who is one of our subscribers. For some reason, he has been unable to send messages to the list lately, although he has tried repeatedly. I thank him for his contribution and his persistence in trying to get his message through. The topic of the Mount Nod Burial Ground has been mentioned before (see list archives, using keyword Nod) but not in as much detail as Peter has provided. Andrea -----Original Message----- From: Peter Rimell <peter@rimell.u-net.com> To: Andrea Vogel <andreav@island.net> Date: January 8, 2001 12:06 PM Subject: Huguenot Burial Ground of Mount Nod >Hi Andrea, > >I hope that you have more luck posting this than I did. > >In the Borough of Wandsworth in South London is the small Huguenot Burial >Ground of Mount Nod, which I visited the other day. The plot is (very >approximately) 30 yards (metres) square. At one end is a brick wall on which >there is a small brass plaque with the following inscription:- > >IN THE NATION THAT IS NOT >NOTHING STANDS THAT STOOD BEFORE, >THERE REVENGES ARE FORGOT, >AND THE HATER HATES NO MORE > >To Mark >The 300th Anniversary of >The Revocation of the Edict of Nantes >(23 October 1685) >which was followed by the arrival in Wandsworth >of Huguenot refugees seeking peace and toleration > >WANDSWORTH SOCIETY OCTOBER 1985 > >At the opposite end of the burial ground is a footpath that crosses it and this >path is about one grave width from the building at that end. I do not know if >the graves between the path and the building are part of the Huguenot burial >ground but I think that they are. The building is the Roman Catholic Church of >St Mary Magdalen! > >The burial ground is maintained and is accessible. There are readable >headstones but time did not permit me to make notes. In the burial ground is a >stone memorial that carries the following inscription: > >HUGUENOT BURIAL GROUND >MOUNT NOD > >HERE REST MANY HUGUENOTS >WHO ON THE REVOCATION >OF THE EDICT OF NANTES >IN 1685 LEFT THEIR NATIVE >LAND FOR CONSCIENCE SAKE >AND FOUND IN WANDSWORTH >FREEDOM TO WORSHIP GOD >AFTER THEIR OWN MANNER. >THEY ESTABLISHED IMPORTANT >INDUSTRIES AND ADDED TO THE >CREDIT AND PROSPERITY OF >THE TOWN OF THEIR ADOPTION >1911 > >Underneath the inscription is a list of Surnames. Whilst the main inscription >is very clear the names, unfortunately, are not. I made my best attempt to >read them and they appear in alphabetic order as follows. The XXX marks >indicate that there was something there but that I could not even guess what it >was: > >XXX, XXX, BERNARD, BORDES, CHATTINO, CORARQUE, CRABANT, DARTARES, >DARVALLAS, DE LA PORTE, DE LA ROQUE, DEMFRENE, DORMAY, DU MOULIN, >FENQUILHEZ, FONTANIEU DE LAVARRE, FOURBRENIER, GROLLEAU, GROSE, >HERBERTXXX, >LAFIETTE, MAHIEU, MOREAU, RAUMIER, RAYAX, ROLLAN, TORIN, VIETXXX, >VIENDXXX. > >I have photographs of both the memorial and the plaque. If anyone would like a >low definition scan copy please let me know. > >If anyone thinks that I have transcribed any names incorrectly or can guess >what the missing ones might be please also let me know. I do not visit >Wandsworth very often but I can add it to my list of "things to do" to recheck >them and let the list know of any changes or corrections. When I visit next I >also plan to make notes of some of the headstone inscriptions and will also >send these to the list. > > > >Best Regards > >Peter Rimell >