Unlikely tomb
The Miller Mausoleum, popularly known as the Craigentinny Marbles because of the large bas relief panels on the north and south sides of the tomb. Not actually made of marble but referred to as such because of their similarity to the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum.
The tomb is in the style of a Roman tomb and was built for the body of William Henry Christie Miller who died in 1848, aged 60. Although he lived in England for most of his life, and was the MP for Newcastle-under-Lyne, he inherited Craigentinny House and estates from his father. He set aside £20,000 of his £300,000 estate to pay for his funeral expenses and stipulated that he should be interred at a depth of 40 feet, with a classical tomb over him and in one of his open fields at Craigentinny rather than in a churchyard or graveyard. Houses have since been built around the tomb so it looks rather odd, but it is so large you can see it down a side-street as you pass by on the bus to and from Porty.
Took this on the way to football. Passed L, walking home from work in the opposite direction. The game ended with us convincing winners again, although it was fairly closely fought for much of the game. M in goal for us had a great game. I was mostly provider rather than scorer this week, after last week's exploits, but did get one from a rebound that the keeper failed to hold onto.
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