Mere Knoll Cemetery, SUNDERLAND

[Caomhanach]

Is there anybody who visits this cemetery regularly and uses a digital camera who might be able to photoraph a grave for me (as I live on Merseyside) and send me a digital image via email?

The grave in question is as follows:

SABINA MUTTON Daughter of George William Mutton and Mary Ann Mutton

Ward 13 A (CD) 2567

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. 

Mark.

[Wearsider]

Mark - I have just joined RootsChat and have just seen your posting.  I can probably do this for you in the next few days if you are still wanting a photo.

Alan.

[Caomhanach]

Alan.

That would be great as I have had no responses to date.

Thank you for your help. It is much appreciated.

Kind regards,

Mark.

[Wearsider]

Mark - I have been to Mere Knolls Cemetery this morning.  I was unable to find the grave as there are not too many headstones in that Ward and I could not find any grave numbers so I had to seek help from the gentleman in the Cemetery office.  He was excellent and took me to the grave but there is no headstone to photograph.  He identified the plot by reference to the Cemetery burial plans and then by reference to the graves in the adjacent row.  There is a stone on the adjacent grave, which has the grave identification number No 2568 on it and if you wish I can take a photo of graves 2567 and 2568 for identification purposes.

Alan.

[Caomhanach]

Alan,

Firstly, thank you very much for your troubles and the time taken to help me.

I was really disappointed to learn that there is no stone but at least I know now. I would like to have a photograph of the grave itself with the adjacent graves for my records but only if you are going again anyway and it is not too much trouble.

Sabina was my grandmother's sister and George and Mary Ann were my GG Granparents. My grandmother was born in Roker Avenue. George moved to Merseyside to work at the shipyards here in  Birkenhead (Lairds).

Thanks again for your help. It was very kind of you and much appreciated.

Regards, Mark.     markjamesthomas AT aol.com
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[Wearsider]

I have taken a photo of grave No 2568 in Ward 13A which will help to identify the adjacent plot to the right, No 2567.  The stones of the graves in the row behind also help to identify 2567.

Alan.

[Caomhanach]

Alan,

I have e-mailed you this morning. You are a credit to Roots Chat. 

Regards,

Mark.

[Shadows]

Hi,
im planning on visiting Mere Knolls cemetry to do some research but im not exactly sure where it is. the website says Fulwell but my sister says it is nearer to Seaburn. Is there a bus from Sunderland bus station that would drop me near to the cemetry?

Any help would be appreciated.
Regards Susan

[Wearsider]

Susan - Mere Knolls Cemetery has two main entrances - one in Torver Crescent, Seaburn Dene (quite close to Monkwearmouth School) and one at the bottom of Dykelands Road, Seaburn more-or- less opposite to the TA Centre.  You need a Stagecoach bus to Seaburn  Dene - I think Service Numbers 23 and 24 or to Dykelands Road - one of the buses from Sunderland to South Shields - the E6 goes this way and there are other services going this way as well. 

Alternatively you can use the Metro to Seaburn Station from where each of the two entrances are about 15 minutes walk.

Hope that this helps.

Wearsioder.