Thursday 23 April 2009

More work on uncovering gravestones in section C:

Thursday 16 April 2009

Team: Peter and Carolyn

Weather: overcast & windy

• Uncovered another grave next to the ones we did last week. This one had fly-tipped rubbish on as well as the soil - lots of broken glass, glass bottles & broken light bulbs. It is now mostly clear although will need some more work. The name on this is ROSE HAYTON and the stone was given by Rose's colleagues at the Co-op tobacco factory. There are no dates or family information on the stone so we are hoping that we might uncover another stone or some writing on the kerbs to give us more information about this grave and the person who was buried in it.
• Carolyn also scattered some poppy & cornflower seeds on one of the war graves.

Here is a photograph of the stone given by the colleagues at the tobacco factory:

Thursday 9 April 2009

Team: Dorothy, Harry, Peter, Carolyn

Weather: Dull, ground wet from overnight rain

• Uncovered two gravestones and kerbs which were completely covered by about 10"-12" of soil. Before we started there was no evidence of the graves. The names on these are ANDERSON and MIDGELOW.
  
• Carolyn dug over the soil around one of the Commonwealth War Graves in preparation for sowing the poppy & cornflower seeds.
• Peter met up with a member of the public who is interested in finding an ancestor's grave. The grave is situated in section P - number 29 but as yet, it is not found.
  

Thursday 2 April 2009

Team: Dorothy, Harry, Carolyn, Peter

• Dorothy cleared fallen leaves, rubbish and other debris
• Peter and Harry cleared soil from some more flat graves in section C
• Carolyn visited all of the 17 Commonwealth War Graves to check on their access and current state. All are accessible, however the ground around some does need weeding/tidying and there are two stones which are still waiting to be replaced.