Globe Cemetery

[Rockford]

it is situated in a secluded , peaceful,  albeit eery location

[/b]

It certainly is eerie - my great, great grandfather is buried there, as well as his father-in-law and a few other family members.  I found the arched canopy of trees leading up the cemetery from the Forgewood end very unnerving - especially as it made me think about how many ancestors have travelled that very route.  It didn't help that I heard a noise behind me and turned round to find two huge deer about 30 ft up the path!

I believe that the Globe name came from the long defunct Iron Works nearby.

It is now very dilapidated - I have a couple of general pictures that I'll post tonight if I can find them.

Best wishes

Rockford

[DeBarre]

could someone please enlighten me to the full name for "LFHS"?  I'm aware of Lothian's Family History Society, is that it?

[MonicaL]

It will be the Lanarkshire Family History Society. See www.lanarkshirefhs.org.uk/index.html

Monica 

[DeBarre]

Thanks Monica,I'm a dafty,  after I posted the question, the penny dropped, have since joined

[MonicaL]

We are all dafties  Great that you have joined!

Monica

[lud]

Well at long last an effort is being made to improve 2 of our oldest cemeteries, let's watch this space.
 http://www.rootschat.com/links/0svt/
Cheers

[Elmca]

It's a start and will hopefully shame the council into tidying up the rest!

[sancti]

Ah! The bold Frank

There's not an election coming up is there? 

[Lodger]

There's not much wrong with Frankie Roy, his granny lived in the Daisy Park, so he will know the Globe cemetery well. It has been vandalised to within an inch in the past, so I really think it's a waste of time putting up new memorials.
There used to be a HUGE polished granite monument to the Colville family down there, it spanned about 5 lairs and it is now nowhere to be seen. Someone will have a very fancy marble fireplace and matching coffee table I expect.
The only thing that will stop the vandals is an electric fence!
As for Dalziel burial ground - I had no idea it had moved to Netherton!