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Lost Gravestones Found Once More

3/7/2020

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Many years ago, as is usual in old cemeteries, some gravestones were deemed unsafe and removed from their original positions in Ely cemetery. They were originally stacked around the edge of the site and remained there for some time before being moved again. It was presumed that they were buried somewhere in the cemetery but heir whereabouts have been unknown ever since. After extensive research, discussions with former council members and searches in the cemetery grounds, these lost headstones have begun to be uncovered once more. The FoEC hope to be able to repair and restore as many of these headstones as possible and research those former Ely residents whom they commemorate. Councillor and FoEC committee member Chris Phillips sums up our joy at locating these stones once more:  "Forgotten for years, they are now remembered again". 
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  • Home
    • The Committee
  • Family History
    • Mini Biographies >
      • John Newstead (1836-1913)
      • Susannah Elizabeth Woodroffe (1850-1919)
      • Rhoda Butty (1853-1904)
      • James Archer (1880-1909)
      • David Ellingham (1794 - 1869)
      • Richard Squibb (1804-1879)
      • Ann Richardson Sayer (1820-1898)
      • Alfred Poole (1884-1898)
      • Charles Theodore Harlock (1833-1863)
  • Forgotten Graves
    • Lost Headstones Found
  • Wildlife
    • Birds in the Cemetery
    • Ely Cemetery in Bloom
    • Hedgehog Boxes & Insect Houses
  • Maps
  • News
  • Gallery
  • Contact