We have to thank this man for the UK's love of Chicken Tikka Masala; his gravestone is below.
It was he, Sake Deen Mahomed, who in 1810 introduced Indian restaurants into England. These days it would be difficult to find even a tiny village that doesn't have an 'Indian'. We love them that much.
I have no idea why, but whilst we were away in France, Mr Mahomed's gravestone at our local church has been cleaned and re-painted. Perhaps a distant relation has had the work undertaken. I hope no-one tries to modernise any of the other stones in the graveyard. I like to see the age of things.
Mahomed's gravestone has a peculiarity; it is double-sided.
I don't think I've ever seen a gravestone before that was dedicated on both sides; this one mentions both his wife Jane, and daughter Rosanna, on the back (or is it the front?). As well as a son who died aged 12.
Sharp-eyed viewers will see that his wife Jane died aged 3 years. Unlikely methinks!
I'm waiting for some wag to spray 'sore thumb' on it.
Sharp eyed will read the whole inscription and see the daughter died aged 3😀
ReplyDeleteI know that, but the way it's written suggests otherwise. Read again!
DeleteAlthough his children died young, Mr Mahomed seems to have lived to a ripe old age.
ReplyDeleteYes, and he was quite an important entrepreneur in his day.
DeleteI often lurk in graveyards during my country rambles and I have never seen a double-sided gravestone before. In Church of England graveyards, the text on a gravestone is supposed to look east.
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