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Offline Lynn H

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Re: 200 Bodies to be Moved!!!!
« Reply #18 on: Monday 15 October 07 11:38 BST (UK) »
With all this going on i think it is all the more reason to sign my petition to save our churches and graveyards. Something needs to be done. As more and more people are into family history there are less and less places to search.
                                             
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Re: 200 Bodies to be Moved!!!!
« Reply #19 on: Monday 15 October 07 11:47 BST (UK) »
Quote from: JenB on Monday 15 October 07 11:28 BST (UK)
In this case the bodies have not been moved, they are just in someone's garden.

I wonder if the estate agent should have added that feature to the advert  :o
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Re: 200 Bodies to be Moved!!!!
« Reply #20 on: Monday 15 October 07 12:37 BST (UK) »
does anyone know what Council it is? i will email them for a list of names

Holman & Vinton- Cornwall, Wojciechowskyj & Hussak- Bukowiec & Zahutyn, Bentley & Richards- Leicester, Taylor-Kent/Sussex  Punnett-Sussex,  Bear/e- Monkleigh Gazey-Warwicks

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Re: 200 Bodies to be Moved!!!!
« Reply #21 on: Monday 15 October 07 13:30 BST (UK) »
It is Blackburn with Darwen. There is a 'contact us' link on their website http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/e

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Re: 200 Bodies to be Moved!!!!
« Reply #22 on: Monday 15 October 07 13:59 BST (UK) »
have sent them an email asking fro the persons names asap as the article dated 12th October said a final decision was to be made next week which is now this week.

also the photo that is along side the article titled 'some of the graves that are to be removed ' is of a headstone for a William Kenyon January 25th 1805 aged 71 & Eliza his wife September 1803 age 84.

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Re: 200 Bodies to be Moved!!!!
« Reply #23 on: Monday 15 October 07 14:33 BST (UK) »
This is just awful. Fancy moving graves just so someone could make money by selling a 'house'. 
I have heard of some graves where you make some sort of payment that guarrantees the place for the first 50/75/100 years. Occassionally, in our local paper the Council list all the names of graves where the time limit has expired in the hope of contacting living relatives.

Let us know if you get a reply Toni.

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Re: 200 Bodies to be Moved!!!!
« Reply #24 on: Monday 15 October 07 15:28 BST (UK) »
Quote from: JenB on Monday 15 October 07 11:28 BST (UK)
In this case the bodies have not been moved, they are just in someone's garden.

I'm amazed by this.  Would the bodies under the garden be mentioned on the deeds/legal paperwork?  Do the graves have any legal protection?

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Re: 200 Bodies to be Moved!!!!
« Reply #25 on: Monday 15 October 07 15:54 BST (UK) »
It's very sad to see the one thing that should be treated with the utmost respect treated with such contempt. It seems to me that nothing is safe from local councils and developers who think can do as they please regardless of the consequences to others.

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Re: 200 Bodies to be Moved!!!!
« Reply #26 on: Monday 15 October 07 18:57 BST (UK) »
I think a lot of graves (in general) were purchased "in perpetuity" I guess that just depends on how long the council can be bothered to look after it until they think they can get away with selling the land  :(

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