To Prove I'm Not Forgot

Living and Dying in a Victorian City

Nonfiction, History, British
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Author: Sylvia Barnard ISBN: 9780752496290
Publisher: The History Press Publication: January 1, 2009
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Sylvia Barnard
ISBN: 9780752496290
Publisher: The History Press
Publication: January 1, 2009
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

With the growth of English cities during the Industrial Revolution came a booming population too vast for churchyards. Beckett Street Cemetery in Leeds was to become the first municipal cemetery in the country. This study relates how the cemetery was started and run, and describes the developing feuds between denominations. The author draws upon newspaper articles, archive material, and municipal records to tell the stories of many of the people who lie there, from tiny infants, soldiers, and victims of crime to those who perished in the great epidemics of Victorian England. The study throws new light on the occupations and pastimes of the inhabitants of Victorian cities, their problems with law and order, their attitudes to children, education, and religious provision.

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With the growth of English cities during the Industrial Revolution came a booming population too vast for churchyards. Beckett Street Cemetery in Leeds was to become the first municipal cemetery in the country. This study relates how the cemetery was started and run, and describes the developing feuds between denominations. The author draws upon newspaper articles, archive material, and municipal records to tell the stories of many of the people who lie there, from tiny infants, soldiers, and victims of crime to those who perished in the great epidemics of Victorian England. The study throws new light on the occupations and pastimes of the inhabitants of Victorian cities, their problems with law and order, their attitudes to children, education, and religious provision.

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