-----Original Message----- From: Clarke, Councillor N <Councillor.NClarke@salford.gov.uk> To: ENG-LAN-ECCLES-L@rootsweb.com <ENG-LAN-ECCLES-L@rootsweb.com>; tree.tops@virgin.net <tree.tops@virgin.net> Date: 11 June, 2002 08:47 Subject: {not a subscriber} FW: Barton Wesleyan Chapel and Service Dear friends, Apologies if some of you have already had the e-mail message below but I thought it best to risk advising you twice than not at all. A great deal of good work was put in by a lot of dedicated people and our thanks should go out to them. We may not have achieved what we ultimately had hoped for but thanks to the team putting in so many hours, rain and shine, we now have a lasting record of those interned at Barton along with their epitaphs; we gave Les Hampson a hard time and the grief that we caused him should to be beneficial in countless other ways. -----Original Message----- From: Roger Hart [mailto:Roger9@btinternet.com] Sent: 11 June 2002 08:00 To: TreeTops Carol; Ted Bagot; Roderick D. Cannon; Rex & Glen; Ray & Barbara Johnson; Paul. Cesnav; Paul Speakman; Paul Blears; Clarke, Councillor N; Nancy Newland; Mary Mason; Manchester List; Malcolm Pilling; Lynda Jones; Lawlerjjmm; L. Klein; John Smethurst; Jane Byrne; Harold Bradley; Gtcbeard; Gordon Fairbairn; Ericjeh; Sheehy, Councillor E; Carr M; PWilson567@aol.com; mlfhs Subject: Barton Wesleyan Chapel and Service Hello all, BARTON WESLEYAN CHAPEL AND GRAVEYARD. For people interested and concerned with the future redevelopment of the chapel site and burial ground. On Thursday last, planning permission was granted for the demolition of the 206 year old chapel and the erection of 32 flats. The graveyard at the rear of the chapel is to have all its upright gravestones flattened, and monuments removed. Half the graveyard will be covered by a car park and the other half grassed over. On Sunday the 16th June at 15:00hrs. a commemorative service, arranged by Mrs. Pat Wilson, will be held at the Barton Wesleyan Chapel site, in memory of the more than 6500 persons buried here. The service will last approx. half an hour. Sunday will also be the last opportunity for people to locate graves, copy inscriptions and take photo's, before it becomes a building site and is fenced and gated to deny access to the public for all time. It is the intension of the developer to keep the rear graveyard a secure area. If you have hesitated in the past, don't hesitate now. Join us on Sunday, for the service or a last look round. The chapel is situated in Eccles, approx. 400 yards north of Barton Swing Bridge, on the left of Barton Road, when heading towards Patricroft Bridge. Roger Hart, Little Lever, Bolton, UK.