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Greenacres Cemetery is one of Oldham's largest municipal cemeteries; the land was purchased by Oldham Municipal Borough Council in 1850 and it opened in 1857. It has allotments for both Church of England and Roman Catholic observants. Greenacres has also long been the site of a Nonconformist congregation. Greenacres Congregational Church was ...
Jane Kenney was born in Lees, Oldham, Lancashire, the eighth child of a family of twelve siblings (eleven of whom survived infancy) [1] of Horatio Nelson Kenney (1849–1912) and Ann Wood (1852–1905) [2] both cotton workers. Her father was from Ashton-under-Lyne whose parents were blacksmith's labourer, William and Agnes. Her mother's father ...
Gravestones in Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester. This is a list of cemeteries in England still in existence. Only cemeteries which are notable and can be visited are included. Churchyards and graveyards that belong to churches and are still in existence are not included. Ancient burial grounds are excluded.
Oldham is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, and it is unparished. The town and the surrounding countryside contain 102 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, four are listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.
The Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, created in 1983, is administered by Historic England.It includes more than 1,600 sites, ranging from gardens of private houses, to cemeteries and public parks.
St James' Church is in Barry Street, Greenacres Moor, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Oldham East, the archdeaconry of Rochdale, and the diocese of Manchester. [1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. [2]
He was buried at Greenacres cemetery in Oldham, and in 1859 a monument to his memory was erected there by public subscription. Such of his books and manuscripts (including material inherited from his father) as had not been accidentally dispersed were purchased by the Platt Brothers , and by them presented to the town.
The work of the Moravian Church in the Oldham area dates to 1772, when its ministers preached at Greenacres.The services drew congregations from Lees and Oldham [1] and led to the creation of a preaching station in Clarksfield, which was supported and serviced by the Moravian Settlement at Dukinfield in Cheshire.