The Taelemans´ Blog

Another picture of the Tyne Cot cemetery. The name “Tyne Cot” is said to come from the Northumberland Fusiliers seeing a resemblance between the German concrete pill boxes, which still stand in the middle of the cemetery, and typical Tyneside workers’ cottages - Tyne Cots.

The “Cross of Sacrifice” (Upper right) that marks most Commonwealth war cemeteries, was built on top of a German pill box in the center of the cemetery, purportedly at the suggestion of King George V of the United Kingdom, who visited the cemetery in 1922 as it neared completion.

In this picture I added some grain and vignetting to give it an older look. You’ll only notice the grain when you look at the larger version of the photo, but removing it produces a totally different atmosphere.