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"Old" Lancashire area Crematorium years of opening
« on: Sunday 24 July 16 12:34 BST (UK) »
Manchester Crematorium - "was first opened in 1892"

(Warrington Borough) Walton Lea Crematorium, Chester Road, Higher Walton, Cheshire  -  "from 20 April 1964"

St Helens Crematorium, Lancashire - "between 1959 – 62 the Crematorium and Chapel of Remembrance (architect Harry Bannister) were constructed"

Wigan Crematorium, Lancashire - "there is Wigan Cemetery, which is at the bottom of Cemetery Road. One of the former chapels was converted into the crematorium in the 1950s. Then there's Ince Cemetery, on Warrington Road, but with Cemetery Road as its southern boundary"

any more? please add - thank you!

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Re: "Old" Lancashire area Crematorium years of opening
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 24 July 16 13:33 BST (UK) »
Carleton Crematorium - (Blackpool) opened 1935

Lytham Crematorium 1958

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Re: "Old" Lancashire area Crematorium years of opening
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 24 July 16 13:36 BST (UK) »
Thornton Crematorium  Near Crosby.
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Re: "Old" Lancashire area Crematorium years of opening
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 24 July 16 13:59 BST (UK) »
The first cremation took place at Manchester Crematorium on Monday 22nd August 1892, of a Mr. Thomas Morgan Brown. Liverpool Crematorium was opened on Friday 11th September 1896
There is also  the web site of  The Cremation Society of Great Britain
http://www.srgw.info/CremSoc/History/HistSocy.html

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Re: "Old" Lancashire area Crematorium years of opening
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 24 July 16 14:11 BST (UK) »
Blackpool Crematorium was opened on Thursday 18th July 1935. Rochdale Crematorium was opened in November 1938.

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Re: "Old" Lancashire area Crematorium years of opening
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 24 July 16 18:09 BST (UK) »
Overdale (Bolton) first opened 1954.
Looking at ALSTON in south Ribble area, ALSTEAD and DONBAVAND/DUNBABIN etc. everywhere, HOWCROFT and MARSH in Bolton and Westhoughton, PICKERING in the Whitehaven area.

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Re: "Old" Lancashire area Crematorium years of opening
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 24 July 16 18:58 BST (UK) »
Lancaster & Morecambe crematorium opened 1963.
Bownass - Lancashire & Westmorland
Hoggarth - Lancashire & Westmorland
Jackson- Lancaster
Waller - Dent, Yorkshire dales
Omerod - Lancashire
Redburn - Lancashire
Evans - Hereford

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Re: "Old" Lancashire area Crematorium years of opening
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 24 July 16 19:23 BST (UK) »
This is a list that I have had for quite a few years now.  I am not sure where it came from as I can`t find it online at the moment to post the link.

Accrington         1956
Agecroft (Pendlebury)      1957
Altrincham         1959
Anfield             1896
Birkenhead (Landican)      1934
Blackburn Pleasington      1956
Blackley         1953
Bolton Overdale      1954
Blackpool Carleton      1935
Burnley                      1958
Manchester (Chorlton)      1892
Duckinfield         1953
Eccles (Peel Green)      1955
Higher Walton (Warrington)   1964
Howe Bridge Atherton      1975?
Lancaster & Morecambe   1963
Springwood Woolton      1975
Lytham Park         1958
Middleton         1912
Morecambe         1963
Oldham (Hollinwood)      1953
Preston            1962
Rochdale         1938
St Helens         1962
Southport          1959
Wigan   Lower Ince      1955

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Re: "Old" Lancashire area Crematorium years of opening
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 24 July 16 19:27 BST (UK) »

Is it this one mosiefish from the Lancashire Garden Trust, I can't open it myself, but it does look a comprehensive list

www.lancsgt.org.uk/cemlst.doc

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