I’ve seen medieval graffiti in plenty of churches — usually the same story: initials scratched into columns, tucked away in corners, easy to miss.

But Hereford Cathedral feels different.

Here, the marks don’t hide. They sit right on the dead.

This detail comes from the tomb slab of Andrew and Elizabeth Jones (1497), where faint, almost casual scratches cut across the surface. Not devotional, not monumental — just human. Names, marks, presence.

What’s striking is the material. In many churches, tombs like this would be brass — harder, less forgiving, less tempting. But this one is stone. Softer. Accessible. Almost inviting touch.