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Greenwood Cemetery open in 1869 after being converted from a farm, and covers 43 acres. It is on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. Benjamin Rush (a signer of the Declaration of Independence) lived on the farm in the late 1700s. Over the years, Greenwood's fortunes declined. The cemetery became a target for vandalism and many headstones were toppled and broken. Maintenance became sporadic and vegetation began to consume the cemetery. Only the front third of the cemetery is cleared enough to walk through unimpeded. The rear of the cemetery has reverted to forest with trees springing up through the middle of graves. It is not an unusual sight to see a headstone pinioned between two trees. The Knights of Pythias, upset over conditions at Greenwood, tried unsuccessfully to have their name removed from the cemetery. The court has appointed Gloria Boyd & Kevin Lynch custodians of the cemetery on a temporary basis. They are in charge of getting the grounds in repair and arranging burials. The decision on a permanent owner will be at a later date.
Plot 101: Mabel Jane Mitchell – Tubercolosis
Plot 101-103: John Harvey Mitchell (67) 1/9/1945 – Joiner
Plot 103: Charlotte Elizabeth Margaret Mitchell (78) 11/6/1964 – Widow
In Loving
Memory Of
MABEL
beloved wife of
John MITCHELL
who died 28th July 1918
aged 37 years.
DEATHS.
MITCHELL.—On July 28, at her residence, No. 34, Sackville Street, Grey Lynn, Mabel, the beloved wife of John Mitchell; aged 37 years.
Funeral leaves her late residence to-morrow (Tuesday), at 10 a-m., for Waikumete Cemetery. Friends please accept this intimation.
During the Month of the Dead
Brompton Cemetery is one of the 'Magnificent Seven' cemeteries, formed after an act of Parliament for the interment of the dead.
The site proposed for this cemetery was surrounded by fields and market gardens and was bordered to the west by the Kensington Canal. The majority of the land, which belonged to Lord Kensington, was acquired by August 1839. An additional c 2ha on the south side was bought from the Equitable Gas Company. The land, formerly the site of brickworks and market gardens, was flat and lacked the varied topography of Highgate (qv) and Nunhead (qv) Cemeteries. It was described as 'having no natural attraction whatever ... not a tree and scarcely a shrub adorn the place'...in 1838 the Board of Directors decided to hold a public competition. This was won by Benjamin Baud (1807-75)...To overcome the constraints of the site his scheme relied on architectural drama for its impact. Brompton was a classical conception with dramatic vistas and spaces, in a rural setting...Building work started in 1839 and the cemetery was consecrated in June 1840, the first burial taking place a few weeks later. The building works and the landscaping were far from complete however and the North Lodge had to be used as a temporary chapel, the Anglian Chapel being eventually completed in 1842. Baud's extravagant ideas and a slow initial uptake of burial plots appears to have led the directors into financial difficulties. Baud's designs were therefore altered, building specifications were skimped, and serious faults appeared in the catacombs; in 1843 Baud was dismissed.
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Plot 37: Alfred Gilbert Godsmark (47) 1930
40542 Pte
A. G. GODSMARK
Auckland Regt
died 16-5-1930
N.Z.E.F
DEATHS.
GODSMARK.—On May 16, 1930, at the Auckland Hospital, Alfred Gilbert Godsmark, late of Niue Island; aged 47 years.
The funeral will leave Fraser's (late Weir), mortuary, 70, Ponsonby Road, to-day (Saturday), at 2 p.m., for the Soldiers Plot, Waikumete Cemetery.
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Memorial notice placed for Alfred 14 years after his death:
GODSMARK, — Alfred Gilbert, May 16, 1930. The body is weak, but the spirit lives on.—lnserted by his loving wife. Ahome. and children. Nita, Celia, Gilbert.
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View Alfred’s military personnel file on line:
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View and/or contribute to Alfred’s profile on the Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph data base:
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I first spotted Ocklynge cemetery on the bus going along the main road in to Eastbourne. It looked liked quite a large cemetery, and on investigating I found a huge area full of beautiful old carvings, in a beautiful setting on the side of a giant hill, that allows for some beautiful views. It is a little out of the way, even if your in Eastbourne it’s a bit of a walk from the town centre, but if you make the effort it is a great find.
Mount Hope Cemetery is a historic cemetery in southern Boston, Massachusetts, between the neighborhoods of Roslindale and Mattapan. It was established in 1852 as a private cemetery, and was acquired by the city five years later. It is the city's first cemetery to be laid out in the rural cemetery style, with winding lanes. It was at first 85 acres (34 ha) in size; it was enlarged by the addition of 40 acres (16 ha) in 1929. Its main entrance is on Walk Hill Street, on the northern boundary.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 25, 2009.
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ARKANSAS STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, North Little Rock, Ark. — Leaders from the Arkansas National Guard, the Governor's office, the Arkansas legislature, the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs, and veterans groups gathered to celebrate the exchange of land from the Arkansas National Guard's Camp Joseph T. Robinson to the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock, 20 October, 2020. A provision in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act directed the land exchange which provided the cemetery with an additional 141 acres on the north and west sides of the existing cemetery, thereby nearly tripling the current land available to inter Arkansas Veterans.
Davaoeños flock the Davao City Catholic Cemetery to visit the tombs of their
relatives as a way to commemorate the All Souls Day.