St Paul, Walkden

[sue_d18]

I went for a walk round the graveyard today because the weather was nice and I only live 5 mins away. I am absolutely disgusted with the church/ council over the state of this graveyard.
It looks very nice from the A6 but as soon as you go round the side and the back out of 'public' view it is an absolute mess. Just thought I'd let anyone know who plans to find any graves here.
 You need a steady foot and alot of the graves are tipped over and not easy to read due to overgrown vegetation.
Alot of the grave stones have been moved to build some houses in the middle of the grave yard at the rear of the church.

Sorry for my rant but it just annoyed me the state of it

Sue

[sue_d18]

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[sue_d18]

This guy was rector of St James Manchester

[EcclesCake2003]

 

Yes I have to agree

I remember this graveyard when it was nice to just walk around looking at the old graves

 what a shameful site and it is happening to a lot of our Old graveyards

SHAME SHAME SHAME on the local Councils,Give some of the lazy layabouts a jobs to do cleaning up and repairing these places

 don,t just let them  go to rot and ruin a lot of history lies in those places it says alot of the area as it was years ago


Ecclescake2003

[plimmerian]

how sad - no respect for the dead these days - just have to read about Asda's plans for the former Swinton Unitarian Chapel burial ground

http://www.salfordstar.com/article.asp?id=1332

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/LANCSGEN/2012-03/1331342671

 

[bettyespana]

I am so upset at the photographs of St Paul's Walkden graveyard. & the state it has been allowed to get it.

I married there back in 1961 & lived in Walkden prior to 1979.My family are still there.Sometime ago I did hear of some mindless vandalism but to me it looks as though it has just been left to go to rack & ruin.

The responsibility would not only be with the local council (Salford) but also with the diocesan authorities surely.There is a vicarage in the grounds of the church & surely they still have a vicar in attendance so are they blinkered or what?

I think there is a need to contact the Salford Reporter newspaper as I am sure this is something they would be glad to pick up on.as I am in Spain & there is not a lot I can do but I will most certainly bring it to someones attention via the Salford Forum.

Regards

Betty

[JSN618]

I have walked round the churchyard recently and also find it a disgrace - I am trying to locate the " Vicar " in order to take it up with them . I can be contacted on * . Please advise the others concerned by the state of the churchyard and together we will get something done !

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[plimmerian]

tried to find graves last saturday but it was a futile task (even with numbers known of some) so asked if burial map / books etc where available - swift response from vicar and wardens - apparently having issues with the gardener hence the overgrown state but sadly regarding searching for burials:-

"there is a fee for this service of £21 per hour or part thereof if you wish to go ahead, which the Church of England require us to charge. There is also a fee of £11 for copies of entries."

oh well I'll have to give that a miss

 

[bettyespana]

tried to find graves last saturday but it was a futile task (even with numbers known of some) so asked if burial map / books etc where available - swift response from vicar and wardens - apparently having issues with the gardener hence the overgrown state but sadly regarding searching for burials:-

"there is a fee for this service of £21 per hour or part thereof if you wish to go ahead, which the Church of England require us to charge. There is also a fee of £11 for copies of entries."

oh well I'll have to give that a miss

 

Well there is only one word for this response from them : Disgraceful!! Sorry I mean two, the other one is Appalling!

Why is everyone out to make money these days?