Fluidr / Budby's "warstone lane cemetery" set

[33672] Warstone Lane Cemetery : Bullock of Handsworth

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Warstone Lane Cemetery, Hockley, Birmingham.
Opened by the Church of England Cemetery Company in 1848.
In the Jewellery Quarter Conservation Area.
Memorial to William Henry Bullock (d1897) of Fern Lodge, Handsworth, & family.

The Church of England Cemetery Company was founded in 1845 to establish a new burial ground for members of the Anglican Church. With the approval of the Bishop of Worcester they decided upon a disused quarry and purchased the land. The cemetery opened in 1848. Sadly, the fine chapel was demolished in 1954. It sustained damage by enemy action in World War ll.

Tags: birmingham hockley jewellery quarter cemetery grave victorian monument memorial

[33673] Warstone Lane Cemetery : Churchill of New Street

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Warstone Lane Cemetery, Hockley, Birmingham.
Opened by the Church of England Cemetery Company in 1848.
In the Jewellery Quarter Conservation Area.
Tomb of John Churchill (d1894) of New Street & his wife Emily (1819-1864).

The Church of England Cemetery Company was founded in 1845 to establish a new burial ground for members of the Anglican Church. With the approval of the Bishop of Worcester they decided upon a disused quarry and purchased the land. The cemetery opened in 1848. Sadly, the fine chapel was demolished in 1954. It sustained damage by enemy action in World War ll.

Tags: birmingham hockley jewellery quarter cemetery grave victorian memorial

[33663] Warstone Lane Cemetery : Jeweller of this City

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Warstone Lane Cemetery, Hockley, Birmingham.
Opened by the Church of England Cemetery Company in 1848.
In the Jewellery Quarter Conservation Area.
Ensor & Trout family memorial.
Joseph Trout, jeweller - d1901.
The lettering on this gravestone is excellent.

The Church of England Cemetery Company was founded in 1845 to establish a new burial ground for members of the Anglican Church. With the approval of the Bishop of Worcester they decided upon a disused quarry and purchased the land. The cemetery opened in 1848. Sadly, the fine chapel was demolished in 1954. It sustained damage by enemy action in World War ll.

Tags: birmingham hockley jewellery quarter cemetery grave gravestone memorial

[33662] Warstone Lane Cemetery : War Memorial

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Warstone Lane Cemetery, Hockley, Birmingham.
Opened by the Church of England Cemetery Company in 1848.
In the Jewellery Quarter Conservation Area.
War Memorial, c1920.
Possibly by Sir Reginald Blomfield (1856-1942).
Portland stone. Octagonal.

The Church of England Cemetery Company was founded in 1845 to establish a new burial ground for members of the Anglican Church. With the approval of the Bishop of Worcester they decided upon a disused quarry and purchased the land. The cemetery opened in 1848. Sadly, the fine chapel was demolished in 1954. It sustained damage by enemy action in World War ll.

Tags: birmingham hockley jewellery quarter cemetery war memorial first world war

[33668] Warstone Lane Cemetery : Wagner

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Warstone Lane Cemetery, Hockley, Birmingham.
Opened by the Church of England Cemetery Company in 1848.
In the Jewellery Quarter Conservation Area.
Charles Henry Wagner (1815-1891) & his wife Eliza (d1883).

The Church of England Cemetery Company was founded in 1845 to establish a new burial ground for members of the Anglican Church. With the approval of the Bishop of Worcester they decided upon a disused quarry and purchased the land. The cemetery opened in 1848. Sadly, the fine chapel was demolished in 1954. It sustained damage by enemy action in World War ll.

Tags: birmingham hockley jewellery quarter cemetery grave victorian monument memorial