Zion Burial

[Calverley Lad]

Something like this info any good?
https://www.bradfordfhs.org.uk/parish-cds
[Burial records on a CD]
 Brian

[davidwgrobinson]

Something like this info any good?
https://www.bradfordfhs.org.uk/parish-cds
[Burial records on a CD]
 Brian

 That would be excellent if I knew where my family are.  I think some are in Scholemoor, but the rest I don't know.  I have a feeling some might be in Bowling,  I just don't know.

 I did purchase the Lincoln Cemetery burials, but that covered all the city burials and was really useful.

 From looking at this, the Scholemoor one (the one I'd probably go for initially, only has the inscriptions and not the complete list of burials.  I'm not sure my family would have a memorial stone, but at least with the cemetery burial register you can normally work out where they are.

[davidwgrobinson]

The local councillors got back regarding ownership, basically saying, contact land registry.

So, I'm away for the rest of the week after tomorrow.  I'm going to contact Local History, probably tomorrow and arrange a visit there, before calling at the site on my way home.  So around 2pm.

 Does anyone want to meet there, Brian, if so do you have a specific day you prefer, I'll book my appointment round that then

[Calverley Lad]

Just give me a shout David, not available next Tue/Wed due to medical apps.
Otherwise clear just hope for a dry day!
 Brian
Will park up in the farmfood carpark time by arrangement.

[Bradford Lad]

Hi does anyone know who owns the Holme Lane Chapel (tong street, Bradford) graveyard. 

I am concerned and would like to try to save it.  It is an important pieces of Bradford's history.

It has been previously ear marked for "destruction" and the bodies re-interred to allow for industrial units to be built on it.

Any help, contact or meet up appreciated.

[Bradford Lad]

Here is a video of the Cemetery we did a few months ago, I ventured right into it.  As you can see the graveyard is in a very sorry state:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0N858VYqns&t=781s

After doing the video we were told the Cemetery was part of the Bradford-Holme Lane Congregational Church.

I'd like to catalogue those buried here to help people like yourselves and others.  However, it requires a lot of elbow grease to clean it all up, furthermore some of the graves have collapsed.

[Bradford Lad]

sorry please use this link instead to see the cemetery:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0N858VYqns

Holme Lane Chapel, Tong Street, Bradford - Cemetery

[Calverley Lad]

Only one word jungle!
Very sad that this has been allowed to just rot away.
 Brian

[davidwgrobinson]

Only one word jungle!
Very sad that this has been allowed to just rot away.
 Brian

Hi Brian,

 I haven't given up on visiting, I just haven't really had time since before christmas.  I'm going to look at the video later, but if anything is organised let me know and I'll come up and visit and help.