Tired of seeing ads? Click here to upgrade to Elite Membership!

Your User Name:
Your Password:	Forget your password? \| Register
Subject:
Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]Does anyone know the reason the headstones were removed from Aldercar cemetery and laid around the church yard.Possible date is 1970's.I think I was living away at the time, but remember my father telling me they either wanted to widen or build a new road over it.There must have been some outcry about it, as many people had family buried there.(as I do)Today the cemetery looks like a field with the odd gravestone still there-they seem to have left the few graves which had a surround as well as a headstone. The headstones are placed around the walls of the churchyard, but some have fallen face down, some are overgrown-so many can't be read.So sad.[/quote]
Options:	Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to stay logged in. Convert smiles. Preview your post. (This feature will still post your message, but you can edit it from there if you need to make changes)

Tired of seeing ads? Click here to upgrade to Elite Membership!

Author

Message / Information

suzard
Researcher
Avatar

St. John's Church, Heanor
replied on: 4/18/2005 5:15:48 PM

Does anyone know the reason the headstones were removed from Aldercar cemetery and laid around the church yard.Possible date is 1970's.I think I was living away at the time, but remember my father telling me they either wanted to widen or build a new road over it.There must have been some outcry about it, as many people had family buried there.(as I do)Today the cemetery looks like a field with the odd gravestone still there-they seem to have left the few graves which had a surround as well as a headstone. The headstones are placed around the walls of the churchyard, but some have fallen face down, some are overgrown-so many can't be read.So sad.

Tired of seeing ads? Click here to upgrade to Elite Membership!

ChatArea.com Help & News Forums | Terms of Use | Contact ChatArea.com | Advertising