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Offline justmej

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Childrens Memorial Garden
« on: Sunday 29 March 09 22:21 BST (UK) »
While visiting the cemetery today, I took a few photographs, of the beautiful new memorial garden, which has been unveiled at Ropery Lane Cemetery, Chester-le-Street.  The story behind it can be seen here...
  http://www.theadvertiserseries.co.uk/chesterlestreet/4241502.Cemetery_memorial_to_children_in_mass_graves/

It brought a lump to my throat :'( :'(
Brumby and Cheeseman (Louth, Lincs)
Brumby, Clark, Smith & Young (Sunderland, Co.Durham)
Cowing, Foster, Hudspith, Kilgour, Patterson, Pattinson, Pringle & Robinson (Northumberland)
Douglas, Laurence, McQueen, Moffat & Pringle (Scotland)
Hall, Harding (Hollinside), Maugham/Maughan & McQueen (Whickham, Co.Durham)
Oliver & Stark (Co.Durham, Northumberland & Scotland)

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Re: Childrens Memorial Garden
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 29 March 09 22:23 BST (UK) »
... and the wall plaque :'(
Brumby and Cheeseman (Louth, Lincs)
Brumby, Clark, Smith & Young (Sunderland, Co.Durham)
Cowing, Foster, Hudspith, Kilgour, Patterson, Pattinson, Pringle & Robinson (Northumberland)
Douglas, Laurence, McQueen, Moffat & Pringle (Scotland)
Hall, Harding (Hollinside), Maugham/Maughan & McQueen (Whickham, Co.Durham)
Oliver & Stark (Co.Durham, Northumberland & Scotland)

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Re: Childrens Memorial Garden
« Reply #2 on: Friday 22 January 10 21:12 GMT (UK) »
This seems to be quite a new thing, one of my local cemetaries also has something similar.
Fleming (Bristol) Fowler/Brain (Battersea/Bristol)    Simpson (Fulham/Clapham)  Harrison (W.London, Fulham, Clapham)  Earl & Butler  (Dublin,New Ross: Ireland)  Humphrey (All over mainly London) Hill (Reigate, Bletchingly, Redhill: Surrey)
Sell (Herts/Essex/W. London)

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Re: Childrens Memorial Garden
« Reply #3 on: Monday 08 February 10 20:16 GMT (UK) »
we have two

  my 1st born is in the new one, it nice to go but sad when there a new flowers


MORRISON [married name]
QUINN[ biological surname THEY ARE FROM MANCHESTER TO IRELAND ]
GORST [step maiden name][THEY ARE FROM NORHTWICH
HORRIDGE[mothers maiden name]
HAMBLETT[MANCHESTER]
WHELAN[ MANCHESTER]
PICKUP[MANCHESTER]
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