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How to Build a Cemetery

Thu 18 Sep 25
Thu 18 Sep:1000-1600; Fri 19 Sep:1000-1600; Sat 20 Sep:1000-1600; Free Entry. Wombwell Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Wombwell, Barnsley S73 8HY Heritage Open Day: How do you build a cemetery? We'll show you the step-by-step journey of how Wombwell Cemetery came to be, including the acquisition of the land, the construction of the gothic chapels, the patchwork of extensions, and the recent conservation efforts. “For some years, the want of a cemetery in Wombwell has been greatly felt. The only burial-place for the township is at Darfield. The parish now numbers over 5,000 and is rapidly increasing. The Board of Health have taken the matter up, and the want is about to be supplied.” – Barnsley Chronicle, August 1867... READ MORE>

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