Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Messages - Lexiebabe

Pages: [1]
1
Lancashire / Re: RC sections of Philips Park Cemetery
« on: Monday 16 September 13 20:10 BST (UK)  »
Having just checked the plot number I can see there are 7 others buried along with him, so as his name is not at the top of the stone, it is possible the partially covered stones could potentially belong to him (as a fair few only have the top 'remembrance' and first name visible)

When i pop back when the rain isn't so hard i'll have another look for you now i can see there are other names to look out for too :)

2
Lancashire / Re: RC sections of Philips Park Cemetery
« on: Monday 16 September 13 20:03 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

I went to the cemetery today and got caught in an absolute downpour! - I have some good news and not so good -

I was unable to find the number or name on any headstone in section F (flat or stood) (not so good news)
However!
The flat stones i was able to clean off from the light overgrowth were fairly 'readable' to an extent - the stones that were completely overgrown (at least 4inches of soil & perfect grass over them) I obviously couldn't get to.

I was unable to scrape away too much because of the intense rain, it just turned to mud and got very slippy and awkward.

It does mean though that it is very likely the stone is there, under the grass by a few inches. Now i am unsure about 'clearing' etiquette in the cemetery, but the few times i've been and removed soil from around the edges, the caretakers have been more than helpful, so i assume were you to want to uncover the stones, they may be off assistance (or at least allow you to do so)

Also, I am told that any stone that was removed from the site is transcripted somewhere, but i'm currently looking up that information myself, so if i find out where, i'll pass it on.

Another point, is the only graves i saw today (and i covered the entire far section F,G,H) to have only one name on, were the commonwealth graves, so could it be possible he is buried with another person/family? - that may make it easier for me to spot (as not all stones are completely visible)

I took a few pictures of the general area so you can see where it would be & the condition of the partially covered stones - the grass is slightly different above the buried stones, so it's somewhat obvious where they are; i shall upload them this evening or tomorrow, as soon as i figure out how to :)

Sorry I couldn't bring you the good news you wanted but i hope this is a help

3
Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: St Cross's Church Ashton New Road, Clayton,m/c.Berry family Grave.
« on: Sunday 15 September 13 22:54 BST (UK)  »
Hey,

The cemetery is really fairly small, it wouldn't take more than an hour to walk through and have a look for yourself (and it's fairly small, so pretty much bar a few headstones, they're all 'close' to a wall :p) but it is overgrown and in a bad way in some parts; lots of headstones are unable to be read, so maybe ask to see the records for the plots incase it is one without much to go off

hope this helps a bit :)

4
Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: St Cross's Church Ashton New Road, Clayton,m/c. Several graves
« on: Sunday 15 September 13 22:50 BST (UK)  »
Hi there,

I live not far from this cemetery, it is really quite overgrown and in a bit of a sorry state for the most part. Most headstones are still standing, but they've not been very well looked after.
Also, it really isn't all that big, it wouldn't take long to wander round and look at all the headstones, definitely less than an hour.
If you have any more information regarding plot numbers etc. i'd be more than happy to have a walk through and see if there is anything to take a picture of for you; I have great grandparents in there too :)

Hope this might help you out a bit

5
Lancashire / Re: RC sections of Philips Park Cemetery
« on: Sunday 15 September 13 22:36 BST (UK)  »
Hi there!

I live 2 mins away from this cemetery, it's technically inside a lovely park that all generations of our family has been brought up going to.

The section 'F' is against a boarder, not quite where the flooded section was; there are plenty of stones here; the 'upright' stones are still mostly standing, however, the flat stones are, in some parts, grown over (some are so grown over the grass is perfect!) - however, they are all still there, so even if it is grown over you could do a little bit of cleaning up and find it down there.

I'm currently searching myself in the cemetery for 5 generations back, and walk my dog regularly along the boundaries, so if you would like me to check in advance to save you a trip, i am more than happy to let you know if it's still standing/visible.

Hope this info is of some help to you :)


Pages: [1]