A man has been left scratching his head after his grandmother’s headstone was mysteriously restored.
David Jackson was stunned when he visited St Marcella’s Church in Denbigh to find some lettering on the headstone had been redone.
The 72-year-old who lives in Rhyl said no one in the family is responsible or knows anything about it.
The gravestone is for his grandmother, Jenny who died in 1948, his grandfather, Abel and his father, Thomas.
Mr Jackson said he has contacted the church and local stonemasons in a bid to shed light on the mystery, but no one seems to know when the work was done or by whom.
He said: “My parents are buried at St Marcella’s Church and when I visited last weekend, it appeared as though the headstone for my grandparents and father had been levelled and straightened up.
“The words about my grandmother, Jenny have been relettered in gold.
“I spoke to the few family members to see if they had it done, but they haven’t been for years.
“I also spoke to the resident canon who also has no idea about it.
“I’m mystified because I would think the stone would have to be removed to have the lettering redone, and it can’t be removed without permission from the church.
“I don’t know whether it’s been done by mistake perhaps.
“It’s very strange.”
The vicar and the church wardens are responsible for the maintenance of churchyards working in partnership with a number of organisations including funeral directors, stonemasons and families.
According to the vicar, the stone hasn’t been moved for the work to be done nor is she aware of any other stones being renovated.
A spokesman for the Diocese of St Asaph said: “No-one from the church has been involved in the restoration of this headstone.
“The local vicar is in communication with Mr Jackson and they are both hoping that someone comes forward to solve this mystery.”
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