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HANLEY CEMETERY

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Hanley Cemetery opened in 1860 on 20 acres of land that had formerly been part of the Shelton Hall estate. There are two chapels, one for Church of England and one for Non-Conformists. The chapels are linked by a spired archway. There are also a pair of Gothic style cemetery lodges, one for the sexton and one for the registrar. The lodges and the chapels were designed by Henry Ward. The cemetery was extended by 7 acres in 1876 and by a further 3 acres in the early 20th Century. The lodges and the chapels are Grade II Listed Buildings. The cemetery has a boundary wall and an avenue of trees. There is a war memorial. As of the early 21st Century, one of the cemetery lodges was in use as offices.

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Hanley Cemetery opened in 1860 on 20 acres of land that had formerly been part of the Shelton Hall estate. There were two chapels, one for Church of England and one for Non-Conformists. The chapels are linked by a spired archway. There are also a pair of Gothic style cemetery lodges. The cemetery was extended by 7 acres in 1876 and by a further 3 acres in the early 20th Century. The cemetery has a boundary wall and an avenue of trees.
The cemetery was considered for inclusion in the Register of Parks and Gardens, but was not added to the Register. (1)

The lodges and the chapels are Grade II Listed Buildings. As of the early 21st Century, one of the cemetery lodges was in use as offices. (2)

There is a war memorial. NGR location identified. (3)

The lodges and the chapels were designed by Henry Ward. One lodge was for the sexton and one was for the registrar. Website has details of these individuals from census records at the address. (4)

John Cope (1903 - 1962), musician and founder of the North Staffordshire Symphony Orchestra, is buried here. (5)

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(1) English Heritage Alternative Action Report

English Heritage Registry File HB/ 000002/0078 Gardens Register Cemeteries Project Site Details

(2) List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest

Stoke on Trent District, 15-MAR-1993

(3) Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments

(4) World Wide Web page

Birks, Steve.The Local History of Stoke on Trent. Listed Buildings in Stoke on Trent. http://www.thepotteries.org/listed/49a.html [Accessed 21-SEP-2005]

(5) World Wide Web page

British Broadcasting Corporation. 1999. North Staffordshire Symphony Orchestra. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A134858 [Accessed 21-SEP-2005]

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