Which Church & Graveyard is this

anzac · 20-08-2011, 14:53

Anyone help with the Church/Chapel/Graveyard this is please.
Again might not be local but was in with some Accrington Slides.

Don't even know if it's the right way round

magpie · 20-08-2011, 18:35

looks like it could be at the back of the cemetry on Burnley Road.... not 100% though.

Retlaw · 20-08-2011, 19:09

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Originally Posted by magpie

looks like it could be at the back of the cemetry on Burnley Road.... not 100% though.

Doesn't look like it could be Accy, if you look closely at the picture, there is part of a roof & chimney, nearly hidden by the big tree, haven't seen owt like that up Accy Cem, not from that angle any way.
Retlaw.

suedarbo · 22-08-2011, 13:28

That reminds me of the cemetery on Burnley road, Altham as you leave Clayton.

Gremlin · 22-08-2011, 19:33

It's not the back of the Crem on Burnley road.
I had a look today and took these photos.

anzac · 22-08-2011, 19:53

I have just zoomed in on the photograph and it looks like a church on the left hand side so maybe the building we can see is behind a church.

If you save the picture and then zoom in just look at the windows on the building on the left in the trees.

katex · 22-08-2011, 21:35

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Originally Posted by Gremlin

It's not the back of the Crem on Burnley road.
I had a look today and took these photos.

Hahaha, Gremlin, I was there today too ... was nothing anywhere that looked like that photograph. Looked mainly for that tree, to no avail.

Accrington Cemetery is well kept .. this one is a bit untidy, so probably is attached to a church or chapel as Antaz suggested.

jaysay · 23-08-2011, 09:23

was thinking it could be Immanuel New Lane Ossy but the church don't look big enough

Gremlin · 23-08-2011, 11:29

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Originally Posted by katex

Hahaha, Gremlin, I was there today too ... was nothing anywhere that looked like that photograph. Looked mainly for that tree, to no avail.

Accrington Cemetery is well kept .. this one is a bit untidy, so probably is attached to a church or chapel as Antaz suggested.

Did you see the two lads practicing acrobatics, I was just going up the exit lane when I took this photo, it looks like he is falling from the tree.

katex · 24-08-2011, 17:55

Hey, what a great shot, Gremlin. Bet they would love that 'photo for keepsakes to look back on.

I spotted three lads a bit further up on the top field being bosterous. Well, not like they are going to disturb anyone, is it.

I enjoyed looking at some of the headstones of the well known residents of Accrington, like this one: Joseph Walker, First Chief Constable of Accrington, died in 1883 in his 40th !! year :

Accy Cemetery 002.jpg

Or this, of course, of Lieut. John Bury of Arden Hall who was killed at Gallipoli aged 21 year in July 1915, only son of Alderman Bury.

Accy Cemetery 007.jpg

Retlaw · 24-08-2011, 21:06

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Originally Posted by katex

Lieut. John Bury of Arden Hall who was killed at Gallipoli aged 21 year in July 1915, only son of Alderman Bury.

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Joseph Walker.
I enjoyed looking at some of the headstones of the well known residents of Accrington, like this one: Joseph Walker, First Chief Constable of Accrington, died in 1883 in his 40th !! year :

His granddaughter lives round corner from me
Or this, of course, of Lieut. John Bury of Arden Hall who was killed at Gallipoli aged 21 year in July 1915, only son of Alderman Bury.

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katex · 24-08-2011, 21:46

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His granddaughter lives round corner from me

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Would it not be a 'great' or 'great,great' granddaughter ? How old is she ?
He was very young and, obviously,must have been very clever to be in this position during his 30's. Mind you, life expectancy was less, so perhaps promotion came earlier in the 19th century maybe ??

steeljack · 24-08-2011, 21:58

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Originally Posted by katex

Or this, of course, of Lieut. John Bury of Arden Hall who was killed at Gallipoli aged 21 year in July 1915, only son of Alderman Bury.

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is that a grave or a "family memorial stone" ? didn't think they brought the war dead back home in those days

happen Retlaw can put us straight

katex · 24-08-2011, 23:08

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Originally Posted by steeljack

is that a grave or a "family memorial stone" ? didn't think they brought the war dead back home in those days

happen Retlaw can put us straight

They are graves, but did wonder myself about whether the soldiers were actually buried there, like these :
Accy Cemetery 003.jpg
Accy Cemetery 004.jpg
Accy Cemetery 006.jpg

Retlaw will definitely put us straight ...

Sssh, don't wake him up ... you will probably be asleep when Retlaw is eating his bacon butties or three Weetabix and tutting at our ignorance .. LOL

Retlaw · 25-08-2011, 12:23

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Originally Posted by steeljack

is that a grave or a "family memorial stone" ? didn't think they brought the war dead back home in those days

happen Retlaw can put us straight

No he' not buried in Accy Cem, his body was never found, Lieut John Bury was serving with the Church Battery of the Royal Field Artillery, when he was killed. His name being on that stone is what is known as In Memoriam. = To his memory.
John is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.
Oak St Congregational Chapel used to have a bronze plaque with his name on, the plaque was paid for by subscriptions from the workers at Spring Mill.
Haven't a clue what has become of that plaque.
A large number of memorial plaques & Rolls of Honour have vanished over the past 40 odd years, as Churches, Schools, Pubs & Clubs have closed.
Luckily Bill & I had either photographed them, or transcribed them.
Retlaw.