Hartshill Cemetery (reflecting the values of Victorian Society)
The social classes did not mix in life - or in death - the ground was divided into first, second, third and fourth class graves for each religious denomination.
There was a dispute about the number of cemetery chapels to be built. ...... the council accepted a petition from the churchwardens at St Peter’s church that there should be one chapel “for church people” and another for “dissenters” and by 14 votes to 7 agreed to build two chapels without consulting the ratepayers.
(it will help
you to read the introduction first
and to look below - at the tour order
and list of maps/documents)
Click the map to go to a location
- or select from the list below -
| Locations & photos of the tour (click on the numbers in left column) | |
| intro | Introduction and location map |
| 1 | The entrance on Queens Road and Cemetery office |
| 2 | Registrars Lodge at the northern entrance to the cemetery [1891 census details] |
| 3 | Centre of the 'first class' graves |
| 4 | The two cemetery chapels (C. of E. and Nonconformist) |
| 5 | 1st class monuments of local publicans |
| 6 | The graves of the Patzer's - managers of the North Staffs Hotel |
| 7 | The 'best' location - Colin Minton Campbell |
| 7a | The monument of William H Goss |
| 8 | The CofE second class graves - (Hugo Boswell, 'King' of the gypsies) |
| 8a | Other notable monuments in 2nd class area |
| 9 | Transition between 2nd and 3rd class graves |
| 10 | Transition between 3rd and 4th class graves |
| 11 | 2nd class Roman Catholic area |
| 12 | The 1st Class Roman Catholic Area (Colin Minton Campbell's wife - Louisa) |
| 13 | The 'modern graves' area |
| 14 | Graves of the 2nd World War servicemen |
| 15 | The Sexton's Lodge [1891 census details] |
| 16 | Queens Road |
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This walk is based on notes by Andrew
Dobraszczyc,
web pages and photographs by Steve Birks during the walk (May 2000)
questions/comments/contributions? email: Steve Birks
NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS
The tour consists of two main areas.
1) A series of photographs taken on the walk, these can be accessed by clicking on the map above or by selecting from the list given above. You can also use the
and
2) There are also additional notes and maps which will help your understanding of the history discussed on this walk. They are not included in the 'tour' as they may distract from the 'flow' of your walk, but they are essential if you want to get the most out of your walk - they are accessed by hyperlinks from the photo pages and also from the list given above on this page.
Clicking on
Clicking on this button at the top of each page will bring you to this index page so you can make another selection from the map or list.
On some pages you will find
clicking on this will take you to additional information, but is not part of this tour and so you will need to use your browser back button to get back on the tour.
If you get lost then email me.
Enjoy your walk! - Steve Birks
