A Horse-Drawn Hearse in an Ancient Church
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325584)
Rockingham, Australia
August 21, 2017 2:47pm CST
On our travels through France we came across this church in Agonac which has its roots in Roman times. It is an impressive church with a massive dome inside with a rope leading up through a hole in the centre to the bell. We both aching to give the rope a good tug but unfortunately we didn’t think we could make a quick enough getaway in our old motor-home.
Inside the church against one wall was a horse-drawn hearse. The body of the hearse had rollers which would have allowed easy entry of the coffin. I wonder what its history is?
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@xFiacre (12589)
• Ireland
21 Aug 17
@judyev I'd feel a bit silly being carried along in one of those. I saw one recently in Belfast pulled by white horses with pink plumes, and another pulled by black horses with white plumes. I also saw a very ornate one in Naples many years ago during a thunderstorm making its way past a communist demonstration. The occupants of all three were oblivious to the stir they were creating.
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
21 Aug 17
I love old things like that. I would love to know the history too.
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@snowy22315 (169834)
• United States
21 Aug 17
I guess that is what people used in the old days.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Aug 17
I have seen one that was quite primitive with dowels from a chair back used as part of its make-up.
@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Aug 17
It's still possible to go to your last resting place in this way - but like all things, it would cost.
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
22 Aug 17
It's history being hauling away the last people that pulled the rope! 
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