Hi Paul I agree its a disgrace , and there are millions out of work who are bored to death and I am sure they would only be to glad to do something , I know its kept much tider if its lawns , but at least they should keep the head stone at the top Church graveyards are the families own responibity to keep, tidy but some of these graves are very old and the families have either died or moved away , I look after six of my families graves including gr gr grandparents and the churchyard at All Staint West Brom is a disgrace some times . we have even brought a petrol strimmer to clear the paths to get at the graves they are that over grown Handsworth , and Roodend graveyards are much more tidier but these are council owned Cheers Cassy Cassy List Owner Griffiths , List Admin BC Wolverhampton , Potteries ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Bennett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; "Black Country Messages" <[email protected]>; "Sedgley Roots web" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 12:54 PM Subject: Re: [Black Country] [ENG-STS-SEDGLEY] Emails to List > > Christiana > > > > Would you know if Darkhouse Baptist Chapel in Coseley still has its > cemerty itact. It was looking very delapidated the last time I saw it. I > once asked the vicar if he had plans of who was buried there as I was > trying to find my grand parents grave, but he said they had been stolen. > Grave yards like that should be tended to and tided up. Not flattened > and grassed over. If there is ever a project to clean up the place I > would be there in a flash to help out. All my dads relations lived in > that area. He was born in Darkhouse lane and worked at the Cannon. His > mohers family lived in Siddons Road. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Paul > >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 13:45:05 +0100 >> Subject: Re: [ENG-STS-SEDGLEY] Emails to List >> >> I have to say, much of my 'vast knowledge' comes via Ian, Carl, Satima, >> Tracy, etc etc, and Gloria herself, not to mention Trevor Genge and >> others locally. >> >> Personally, I'm trying to catch up in the garden after all the bad >> weather. Being 770 ft up, the snow stayed around longer than it did even >> a few hundred yards down Gospel End Road. Then there was mud - I went up >> to my ankles in it in one place while dog-walking. >> >> On Wednesday I was as far up the tower as I dare to go, then yesterday I >> took the Hamptons down into the crypt to see the front of their Tamlyns' >> vault. Good job I don't have any posh clothes. Church itself is very >> presentable, but once you get into the 'backstage' areas, it's still >> dust-covered limewash. The Wednesday exploit was with an architectural >> historian who's revising Pevsner Staffs, for the All Saints' entry. No >> conclusion was reachable on the date of the tower interior. I couldn't >> help him with the architect and date of Dormston House, previously >> Sedgley Villa. I don't suppose anyone has anything on that? >> >> I've been very kindly lent some photos re the Swindells. Someone in the >> lender's family was housekeeper for the family in the 1920s, and the pics >> seem to be of around that date. I don't think anyone on the list is a >> descendant or a rellie? I'm scanning the pics for our records, with a >> copy to go down to Dudley Archives. Can send details if anyone thinks >> they might be interested. (Two of the church interior are stamped 1903 on >> the back.) >> >> Christine B >> >> >> >> >> ======================================== >> Message Received: Mar 05 2010, 11:36 AM >> From: "Gloria Hargreave" >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: >> Subject: [ENG-STS-SEDGLEY] Emails to List >> >> >> Paul, I watch patiently for queries to the List and relish the following >> flow of replies...it is such a great list and everyone is so helpful. >> We are educated by Christine B ,with her vast knowledge of the area, and >> people such as Carl Higgs, Satima, Tracy and so on....I have had so much >> help and so many mysteries thought about, stewed over and suggestions >> made...to help unravel my SMITHS and their peccadillos, by many of the >> Listers. This help is all invaluable . >> For the moment, the List is quiet, even I haven' t sent a query....still >> trying to get into research mode after the Christmas season...but no >> doubt, the emails will again flow soon...and we will all breathe a >> collective sigh at the prospect of learning more, being able to help >> someone, or even just enjoy the pleasure of reading all the emails. and >> the interesting replies. >> Bouquets to you all. >> Gloria >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Do you have a story that started on Hotmail? 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