WillowGrove

Stories from Willow Grove cemetery in Reddish, Stockport. Opened in 1877. Now closed for burials.
Unofficial account run by a regular visitor and dog walker.

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Charting the changing seasons at #WillowGrove

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What an honour to unveil plaque to commemorate Marjory Lees on145th BD , An inspirational selfless women who gave so much to this town “The home of Marjory Lees 1878 – 1970. Suffragist, philanthropist, social welfare activist. Donated this house and park to the borough, 1936.”

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Evening sunshine at #WillowGrove

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Memorial to William Grove Newbery, 1827 - 1890, now incomplete but with a detailed inscription.
"Cheerful in disposition, strong in conviction, amiable in character, constant in labour. His loss is deplored in many homes that his presence has made glad"

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Good morning from #WillowGrove

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Memorial to members of the Casson family. Isabella and John, and their son Tom Casson, M.C.
21 year old Tom "was accidentally killed during bomb practice at Oswestry, May 1917, after service in Egypt, Gallipoli, Belgium and France"

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Graves in grass

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In loving memory of Florence Brooke, beloved wife of Frederick, died June 21st 1918

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Good morning from #WillowGrove

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June daisies at #WillowGrove

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Good morning from #WillowGrove

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Bluebells in front of the memorial to Emma Shaw, 'who fell asleep Feb 5th 1923, aged 55'

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A glorious morning at #WillowGrove

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Bluebells this morning at #WillowGrove

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In loving memory of Rosa Elizabeth Burrall, died 1899, aged 48.
Her husband Edward married twice more over the next decade but is buried here with his first wife, the mother to his four children.

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May morning at #WillowGrove

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Engineer James Fletcher is buried here, along with five of his eight children who pre-deceased him. The loss of four of those children in just five years must have hit the family hard.

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Enjoyed this in the current @PrivateEyeNews

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Bluebells in front of this memorial to three generations of the Lang family.
Appropriately the inscription reads 'Peace, perfect peace'

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In loving memory of Josiah Bent who for many years worked at the printworks in Reddish Vale.
Josiah died in February 1886 aged 72

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Willow Grove seen through blossom this morning...