A flowers and bow design on a headstone, carved from Italian marble. The headstone would have been fashioned in Italy and imported to New Zealand, with the lettering hand-carved in Dunedin. photographer GerardO’Brien took these images of features on graves and headstones that grace the Southern Cemetery, in Dunedin. The Southern Cemetery was opened in 1858 on a site known then as Little Paisley. • Dunedin's cemetery heritageMr Morton said cemeteries had changed over the past 150 years and taller stones were no longer permitted under height regulations.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 12, 2017 17:05 UTC