Lost Cemeteries

Caron · Post by **Caron** » Mon 02 Apr, 2012 11:05 am

I read ages ago that the grassed area which runs alongside the Kirky Abbey museum was used as a burial ground for plague victims.Is this true? The only thing I recall at the Abbey house was a stone just outside the museum with a carved year on it relating to the plague.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 02 Apr, 2012 9:58 pm

I've had a skeg through this thread and there does not seem to have been any mention of the grave yard(s) that were at Albion Chapel that was about at where part of the Leeds Shopping Plaza (currently being redeveloped as the Trinity Leeds) is. The image shows the 'Albion Chapel (Independent)' with a 'Grave yard' in an 1850 1:1056 map taken from the excellent Old-Maps UK (OMUK) website. Oddly, in an 1891 map in the OMUK website (see the image in my next post) it has two 'Burial ground' labelled and 'Chapel (disused)'. A 1908 1:2500 map in the OMUK website does not label the chapel nor any burial grounds.I wonder what happened to the burials in those grounds?

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 02 Apr, 2012 10:02 pm

This image is that taken from the 1891 1:500 map in the OMUK website. It labels two burial grounds, possibly because it is a larger scale map than the 1850 map or perhaps the second burial ground was not there in 1850.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Wed 04 Apr, 2012 4:19 pm

LeoAccording to relatives, it's only me who uses "have a / had a skeg".So thanks for that, how wrong they are.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Wed 04 Apr, 2012 7:12 pm

Jogon wrote: LeoAccording to relatives, it's only me who uses "have a / had a skeg".So thanks for that, how wrong they are.

Aliwelder · Post by **Aliwelder** » Thu 05 Apr, 2012 12:43 am

Newbie here!When I was at Kitson college in the early 80`s I recall a large old church/chapel off Wade lane/Belgrave street to the right of the merrion centre being demolished after standing derelict for some time. It was a lovely old building and I was sad to see it go. We stopped for a nosey one lunchtime and saw workmen disinterring human remains through the hoarding. Aliwelder:Post edited by admin.Please note this message from our sponsor -'Keep it cleanPlease don't use foul language, swearing or other offensive language on this site. There is an automatic filter for many swearwords which replaces the offending blooper with the words "<edited for content>". That sorts out many such incidents. However, some folks think using asterisks, blanked out letters, or other such things makes it OK to swear. It isn't, please don't do it.'

Caron · Post by **Caron** » Thu 05 Apr, 2012 12:58 am

Do you still need a licence to own a skull ?My brother in law had to have one.

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Thu 05 Apr, 2012 7:22 am

I've had a skull all me life and never needed a licence.

Caron · Post by **Caron** » Thu 05 Apr, 2012 6:04 pm

Geordie-exile wrote: I've had a skull all me life and never needed a licence. Is that a joke meaning your own or are you being serious?

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Thu 05 Apr, 2012 6:39 pm

I really have had a skull all my life and don't need a licence for it.