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Acrylic-bob · 24-01-2006, 15:21

The grave yard between the Swan and the Petrol Station belonged to the New Jerusalem Church which was demolished around the same time that Eastgate was laid out.

In reply to Doug's remenisences about Green Haworth; I have looked at the 1860 map and the 1898 map for the area and there is no sign of any designated burial ground anywhere in Green Haworth. Which is a little puzzling. Apart from a badly concealed murder or a genuine case of "meet the ancestors" the only other possibility appears to be that it had been dumped there from somewhere else. From the end of the War to the eighties, Victorian cemeteries fell into rapid decline and a great many family vaults were desecrated and remains were often taken as ghoulish trophies. Perhaps this may be the most likley, if mundane, explanation. It would also explain why the police did not conduct a more thorough investigation.

24-01-2006, 15:21	#48
Acrylic-bob God Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tragic Conn Posts: 4,007 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 2473	Re: The riddle of the missing bodies. The grave yard between the Swan and the Petrol Station belonged to the New Jerusalem Church which was demolished around the same time that Eastgate was laid out. In reply to Doug's remenisences about Green Haworth; I have looked at the 1860 map and the 1898 map for the area and there is no sign of any designated burial ground anywhere in Green Haworth. Which is a little puzzling. Apart from a badly concealed murder or a genuine case of "meet the ancestors" the only other possibility appears to be that it had been dumped there from somewhere else. From the end of the War to the eighties, Victorian cemeteries fell into rapid decline and a great many family vaults were desecrated and remains were often taken as ghoulish trophies. Perhaps this may be the most likley, if mundane, explanation. It would also explain why the police did not conduct a more thorough investigation. __________________ Enough is ENOUGH Get Britain out of Europe Last edited by Acrylic-bob; 24-01-2006 at 15:24.