Respect for Paupers Graves

Post by **LindaS** » 17 May 2011 14:27

Recognition for the 50,000 buried in unmarked graves in St Helens cemetery - at last.

http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/9027 ... s__graves/

Post by **MaryA** » 17 May 2011 15:50

What a lovely tribute.

Post by **LindaS** » 17 May 2011 16:04

One of the members on St Helens connect site has taken some potos of the Headstones. He has allowed me to post them on here.
Apparently there are 11 plots with unmarked mass graves in them & Friends of St Helens Cemetery are in talks with local stone masons to try to get headstones for all of the plots.

Plot 20

Plot 34

Plot 40

Post by **MaryA** » 18 May 2011 11:46

Very moving, I'm glad to see the pictures, Thank you Linda.

Post by **Katie** » 18 May 2011 19:47

The also have one in Yew Tree Cemetery by the Church. It makes a nice focal point for relatives to lay flowers to thos in public graves.

Post by **Tina** » 19 May 2011 09:02

Thank you so very much Linda for letting us know and for the beautiful photos.
I never would have known if you hadn't have posted.
Sharing this with another forum.
Friends of the cemetery are just fantastic people.
It's heartwarming.
Tina
a friend just sent me this photo from Ford

Post by **simone** » 04 Jun 2011 11:25

just noticed this post

how good is that.... all those people remembered in afitting way

wonder if anything like that at Anfield or Toxteth

Simone x

Post by **Blue70** » 17 Jul 2011 19:19

Lazy journalism terming all unmarked graves as being pauper graves

Blue

Post by **Vanessa** » 28 Aug 2011 14:58

Does anyone know which sections have the new stones. My 3xgt grandmother is buried in Section 5 No. 269 and there are many in the grave, none related, it is also not a purchased grave. I prefer to use the term, public grave rather than pauper.

Vanessa