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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => London and Middlesex => Topic started by: Ravelin on Saturday 30 March 13 18:16 GMT (UK)
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Hello
My Great Grandmother is buried in Square A at Manor Park Cemetery, Sebert Road.
I have looked at the cemetery map but there is no Square A.
Would anyone know where Square A is ?
Thank you in advance.
Ravelin
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Hi Ravelin, if you were to enter the cemetery via Sebert Road, go past the office on the right and carry on until the "road" forks with Cromwell Crescent on the right and the continuation of Centre drive (which leads on to the chapel) Sq A would be to the right and in front of you (if that makes any sense. It is also bordered by Wymans Way which is to the right of the chapel looking from Sebert Road. What grave area number are you looking for in Sq A?
OR.
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Hello old rowley
Thank you very much for helping me locate Square A.
So i guess that Square A is the whole of the area bordered by, Centre Drive, Cornwell Crescent and Wymans Way.
My Great Grandmother is buried in grave number 1348.
I have three other Great Grandparents buried in Square B. Also a Great Great Grandad buried in Square 43. Square 43 is also not on the map but i have seen another thread on Rootschat stating that Square 43 is now LG9 & 200.
Ravelin
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You are right with the location of Sq A. being bordered by the named turnings and Sq 43 is indeed covered now by LG9 & 200. The last time that I was there Sq A was very over grown as I could not gain access to any of it to see the graves of my rellies who are buried in that area.
Sq B by the way is on the other side of Centre Drive and is bordered not only by that "road" but also by Manor Avenue and Garden Way.
OR.
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Thanks for the further info.
A shame to hear that Square A was overgrown when you visited. Looking at Square A from an aerial view on the Bing Maps website it looks like the area has been tidied up since you visited.
Yes i see that Square B is roughly in the middle of the area bordered by Centre Drive, Manor Avenue, and Garden View.
I am hoping to visit the Cemetery sometime in the future.
Ravelin
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Square A is now called Chapel View (CV) you can see this on the map provided by the cemetery. My grandmother is buried in Square A my grandfather in Square B with a number of unrelated people. There are now other people buried on top of the remains it seems a shame that my grandfather served in the 1st World War and died at the young age of 46 no doubt partly caused by his stressful time in the war is now buried in a location where I can even go and pay my respect to him. My grandmother died at the young age of 41 I guess life was tough in London during this period.