St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wardley

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St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery
Wardley Cemetery
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Statue of St John Vianney
St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wardley
Details
Established1935
Location
Salford, Greater Manchester
CountryEngland
Coordinates 53°30′54″N2°21′50″W / 53.515°N 2.364°W / 53.515; -2.364
Owned by Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery or Wardley Cemetery is a cemetery in Wardley, a suburban area of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It is close to Swinton, Worsley, and Walkden. It is one of two large cemeteries in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford. [1] [2]

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Wardley Hall, a grade II listed medieval manor house next to the cemetery, is the official residence of the Roman Catholic bishop of Salford. [3] The cemetery is locally listed as a heritage asset by the Salford City Council and the Greater Manchester Local Heritage List. [4] [5]

History

The land for the cemetery was purchased by the Catholic church in 1930. The previous owner, Captain Thomas Nuttall, was eager to sell after plans were drawn up for the construction of the large new East Lancashire Road through his estate. The purchase was agreed with Bishop Thomas Henshaw for £7,500, and Wardley Hall and its surrounding land were gifted with the sale. [3] [6] Burials began in 1935. [7]

Facilities and services

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Cemetery chapel
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Central fountain

The cemetery has a chapel for conducting services, which dates from 1932. [8] An annual mass is held at the cemetery on the August Bank Holiday. [9] A nearby building outside the gates contains the cemetery office, house and visitor toilets. At the centre of the site is a large circular fountain structure, which has been closed as of 2024.

Transport

The A580 "East Lancashire Road" runs along the south end of the cemetery. [10] The M60 motorway and A6 road also pass nearby. Moorside railway station is approximately one mile away on foot.

Notable interments

Celtic high cross gravestones including that of Geoffrey Burke Geoffrey Burke Frederick Johnson graves Wardley.jpg
Celtic high cross gravestones including that of Geoffrey Burke

Second World War graves

The cemetery contains the graves of 15 identified service personnel who died during the Second World War. [15]

Five of the 14 nurses killed in an air raid on Salford Royal Hospital during the Manchester Blitz, four of whom were Irish, were buried together in the cemetery. [16] [17]

References

  1. ↑ "SALFORD ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN TRUSTEES REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 250037". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. The Charity Commission. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Lupton, Gerard (30 September 2021). "Greater Manchester's Roman Catholic Cemeteries". Alberti, Lupton & Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Wardley Hall". Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Interactive maps (IHM Local List)". map.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery". Greater Manchester Local Heritage List. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  6. 1 2 Plumb, Brian (2006). "A Biographical Dictionary of the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales (Deceased) 1623–2000" (PDF). North West Catholic History Society. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Edge, Geoff (2014). BURIAL GROUNDS OF MANCHESTER & SALFORD. Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society.
  8. ↑ "Additional sites proposed for inclusion on Salford's revised Local List of Heritage Assets following public consultation – pro-formas" (PDF). Salford City Council . Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Bank Holiday Mass at St Mary's Cemetery, Wardley" (PDF). St Joseph's Church, Reddish – Newsletter. No. Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "GMA30 – 4 Port Salford Heritage Assessment all sites" (PDF). Greater Manchester Combined Authority. February 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Bishop Geoffrey Ignatius Burke [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "The Grave Of Joe Gladwin – St.Marys cemetery Wardley". Tales Beyond The Grave. 7 January 2024. Event occurs at 11:41. Retrieved 1 July 2024– via YouTube. This is the grave of Joe Gladwin, Salford born, famous for his role as Stan in Nearest and Dearest, as Fred Jackson in Coronation Street, and finally remembered as Wally Batty in Last of the Summer Wine.
  13. ↑ Debrett, J. (1973). Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage. Kelly's Directories. p. 1675. Retrieved 7 November 2024. Sir GEOFFREY ALAN HULTON, 4th Baronet; born Jan. 21st, 1920
  14. ↑ Shute, Joe (1 November 2014). "Who will save the historical treasures that inspired Downton Abbey?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  15. ↑ Wardley (St. Mary's) Roman Catholic Cemetery | Cemetery Details. CWGC. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "Clare in WW2 / The Emergency | Individual Profiles" (PDF). clarelibrary.ie. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  17. ↑ Graffin, Seán. "Biographical Dictionary of Nurses from Ireland in Service on the Home Front and on Allied Battle Fronts during the Second World War, 1939–1945" (PDF). PRONI. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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