Zion Burial

[Calverley Lad]

Any estimates on the size of the graveyard?
Depending on size even with a borrowed petrol strimmer it could be donkey work.
 Brian

[PaulineJ]

Long while since I went over, but I'll say not less than a couple of full  days strimming.

[Calverley Lad]

How did you find the access Pauline?
Not knowing that part of Bradford Im relying on Google to view, the earlier comment regarding Stanley Mill, just looked like a rear security fence marked with a 'no entry private notice'.
 Brian

[Essnell]

Hi Pauline, David, Calverylad,

I have received an email that you all posted to this thread. Essnell here.

It is so good to hear that you are all still looking into this burial ground. 
As I posted earlier it is /was quite over grown.   It is such a shame it is not being looked after.
 I am really curious as to who or what entity would have the records of who was buried there and possibly when.
I am so far away.... in Australia that this sort of searching depends on people like yourselves.   So thank you for your efforts. 
It would be great for me if at least those stones still there could be photographed.  I suspect that my Gt grandmother may be buried there. 

Keep up the good work.  Take care Stay safe...

Essnell

[PaulineJ]

Google Street view.

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.7675017,-1.7114063,3a,75y,119.55h,80.72t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sqBEi3ytsDRoi-1Bog0lv0g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Halfway along lister Street, facing the factory gate, look left, across the waste ground to that conifer? hedge.
That is the boundary of the graveyard.

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.7672887,-1.7110724,63m/data=!3m1!1e3!5m1!1e4
The tall white-ish things in the centre are particularly tall headstones

Pauline

[Calverley Lad]

Putting into Google Oasby Croft Bradford brings me into the Farmfood carpark, suggest park up there then walk across the front towards the road then turning left to the rear of Farmfoods is a muck roadway.
Would be interesting to see what's down there
 Brian

[davidwgrobinson]

I'm currently away at the moment, back next week.

My plan was to visit the local council for cemetery searches then call here and look around for access.  Maybe even a phone number on any security notices.

Of course if the local councillor can help that would make it easier

[PaulineJ]

There are NO security notices; the access is ONLY from the Lister Street side, and involves tramping across the uneven ground until you get to the hedge. The other 3 boundaries are fenced.

[Calverley Lad]

So then it's a fight through the hedge then Pauline?
 Brian