Funeral Train from Ilkley to Scholemoor Cemetery 1902?

[charlotteCH]

HI  Dave,
Tthere are more that 5 dozen men mentioned in the account of the funeral--- there are a number of Alderman,  Reps of the Bradford Soc. of Architects, Bradford School Board, Bradford Builders Assosc., Bradford Liberal Club, Ilkley Grammar School   etc...   I think they did go to the Cem. from the way the account is written.

My grandfather was an architect and had well established his own Bradford & Ilkley firm.  He left decent amount  of money and his wife was independently wealthy so money would not have been a factor.

There was a service held at the Hargreaves house in Ilkley before the train left- and  the paper says "A large number of Mr Hargreaves ' personal friends and represtentatives of various public bodies with which he had been connected assembled at the station and accompanied the cortege to the cemetery."

Any comments?

charlotte

[r973g]

Hi All
I am not familiar with Yorkshire train funerals but a useful book might be "Brookwood Necropolis Railway" by John Clarke ISBN 0853613753
if you can get it. Will answer many of the questions
Ray

[charlotteCH]

Hi Ray, Is Brookwood the Rookwood Cemetery in Sydney? I am familiar with that cem.  There was a Necroplois Mortuary Chapel at the Cemetery into which the trains drew... and the train left from Central Station in the city of Sydney.

The trains don't run there now... don't know when this was discontinued- my guess would be when motor transport became more generally used.

Thanks for that reference- will see if I can get it on interlibrary loan- if it is in fact Rookwood.

charlotte

[r973g]

Hi Charlotte,
No I'm afraid not, it's in the U.K., Brookwood is in Surrey and the trains ran from London. Had its own station there and special trains until it was bombed in the last war. Two stations in the cemetery grounds with waiting rooms (1st & 2nd class)and chapels.
I'm sure you would find the book very intersting if you can get hold of a copy.
Regards
Ray

[dave the tyke]

Hi Charlotte,
if you go to this site

http://www.bing.com/maps/

put Lidget Green into the Address search box -
Click on the cross to kill the address and enlarge the view.
Scholemoor cemetery is to the Left of Cemetery Road and North of Necropolis Road. Bring that area to the top center, go to Ariel view then zoom in a couple of clicks until you can see Old Corn Mill Lane at the bottom of the screen, to the Left of Beckside Road. The rail line ran to the North of the Lane.
You can then bring the Cemetery to the center of the screen and have a close up look in the Birds eye view

Dave

[charlotteCH]

Hi Dave and Ray,
Ray I'll see if I can get the book on interlibrary loan... funny that the names of the two cemeteries ars so close. What you describe sounds like it was in Sydney way back.  Bit of a hoot to have different class waiting rooms for ush a train

Dave, thanks for the url and the guidance how to get the best from the site I appreciate that and  will look there  after lunch- in Aus.

charlotte