Lister Lane Cemetery in black and white.

Remembering Evelyne, unmarried daughter of Samuel Booth and Matilda Hodgson, who died on this day in 1912 at the age of 28. Evelyne died following an operation for appendicitis. She worked as a shop assistant for J. Noble Ltd, who had a clothing business in Old Market, Halifax.

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Shibden Hall, View of the Exterior, c.1970, painting by Mary Lord, b.1931 (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council). #WomensArt #NorthernArt

Amy Thorn, 1883 — memory etched in stone, framed by iron and time. Angaston Cemetery, South Australia. © All Rights Reserved by Gardens of the Silent. #cemetery #cemeteries #grave #graves #gravestone #graveyard #taphophile #gardensofthesilent #southaustralia #photography #cemeterylovers

Remembering a former seamstress Christabel Greenwood, who died on this day in 1897 at the age of 77.

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One of the gravestones moved from Square Chapel, Halifax & laid flat at Lister Lane Cemetery, Halifax. This one in "MEMORY of three Children of Jeremi(l) Morries Short was their Race, 1810"

Remembering Martha (née Brownhill), first wife of former baker and grocer Edward Turner, who died on this day in 1857 at the age of 34.

Aerial views looking over Lister Lane Cemetery. Courtesy of Stuart Wilkinson.

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Let's revive the concept of #MausoleumMonday - Starter Pack "Cemeteries, memorialization, and death historians" by @wolfq4.bsky.social Attn: @listerlanecem.bsky.social @fowarristoncem.bsky.social @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social CC: @thecivilwardoc.bsky.social bsky.app/starter-pack...

Matthew Street Disaster Memorial Event - THIS SUNDAY 12:00-3:30pm The graves of four children killed, buried at Wardsend, have for the first time been made visible and will be marked for the occasion. We hope for this event to be the start of a wider project to mark these graves more permanently.

Remembering former Halifax innkeper Richard Cherry Slade, who died on this day in 1862 at the age of 53. Richard was innkeeper at the Union Cross Inn, Old Market, Halifax. Buried with his wife Sarah (née Wilson), who predeceased him on 2nd July 1861, aged 54.

#TheVictorianBookoftheDead Mourning hat (perhaps c. 1915) with bead trim and crape veil. www.kerrytaylorauctions.com/auction/lot/...

Birmingham,In the Shadows, Key Hill Catacomb Chambers History Tour. 25 Oct 2025: Time: 10.40am- for 11 am. Meet: in Warstone Lane Cemetery. Link www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-the-sha... @birminghamworld.uk @steampunk-explorer.com @arnosvalecemetery.bsky.social @simonbriercliffe.bsky.social

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A big thank you to everyone who came along yesterday to our final Open Day of the year.

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It was an absolute privilege to be able to visit the Grade 2 listed Lister Lane Cemetery in Halifax today & attend a very interesting talk by David Glover about some of the Halifax Chartists & Co-op Pioneers interred here. Opened in 1841 it was the first general cemetery in Halifax. /1

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Lister Lane Cemetery in black and white.

Creepy Dead Moll’s Fingers waving from a rotting branch. 🍄 #FungiFriday #FungiFriends

Remembering former Halifax publican William Nettleship, who died on this day in 1851 at the age of 40. He was the innkeeper at the Old Bull's Head, Bull Green, Halifax. His widow Hannah (née Waring) died in 1866 at the age of 53.

🐈 🐱 Can I come in? Happy #Caturday

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Some fungi seen at Lister Lane Cemetery today. 🍄 #FungiFriday

Remembering Ellen, wife of former police officer Samuel Garforth, who died at Bury on this day in 1897 at the age of 81. Brought back to Halifax for burial with Samuel, who predeceased her in 1879, aged 48, and in-laws shoemaker James Garforth (died 1888) and wife Mary (died 1850).

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Rust and reverence: memory enclosed in iron and stone. St Johns Cemetery, Kapunda, South Australia. © All Rights Reserved by Gardens of the Silent. #cemetery #cemeteries #grave #graves #gravestone #graveyard #taphophile #gardensofthesilent #southaustralia #photography #cemeteryphotography

My brother's post. 🙂 "Serendipity and degrees of separation! Two of my areas of interest outside of the world of volunteering at the cemetery are The Battle of Waterloo in 1815 & the Zulu War battles of 1879; neither of which I expected to come across in my research when I excavated Plot L1c. (1)

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#TheVictorianBookoftheDead The Imperial Habsburg hearse, which carried the coffin of Empress Elisabeth to her 1898 funeral at the Church of the Capuchins, as seen in the second photograph. Vienna-Schönbrunn, Museum of Carriages

Those out there who are interested in the History of the British left will find the following piece on the Chartist Ben Rushton of interest, on the Web site of Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery @listerlanecem.bsky.social . Rushton's interesting grave stone is in the Cemetery.

Remembering a former Halifax dyer Beet Robinson Crossley, who died on this day in 1913 at the age of 77. Buried with his wife Eliza Jane (née Clay), who predeceased him in April 1907 and other family members.

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Good day all. Monument marking the burial place of Reverend Enoch Mellor. "Erected by the congregation of Square Road Church. In memory of their beloved pastor. Enoch Mellor. A.M.D.D. Born Nov. 20th 1823, Died Oct. 26th 1881."

Looking forward to playing #31DayOfGraves and posting photos from Toowong Cemetery in Queensland, Australia throughout October.

REPOST (error in first post!) Get ready! October 1st is the start of a month of gravestone and burial ground pictures, with a different prompt for each day. Be creative, there are no rules, just tag with #31DaysOfGraves! Background image is from King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.

Remembering Aquilla Thomas, who died on this day in 1893 at the age of 65. Originally employed as a cordwainer, he later took over as inn keeper of the Duke of Leeds Arms, Gaol Lane, Halifax. Interred with wives Mary (née Millington), died in 1854, aged 25 and Esther, died in 1903, aged 65.

#MemorialMonday #JohnFrost falsely convicted for #ChartistRiots transported to #Tasmania reprieved . Buried #Horfield

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Remembering a few buried in unmarked public graves, who died on this day in: Florence Greenwood, died 1869, aged 4 mths Arthur Bates, died 1870, aged 2 wks Frank Bowden, died 1873, aged 6 wks Lionel Bowden, died 1873, aged 3 yrs & 7 mths Alexander Catanach, died 1873, aged 6 wks

Remembering a few buried in unmarked public graves, who died on this day in: John Sugden, died 1847, aged 66 Elizabeth Firth, died 1857, aged 1 yr & 8 mths Frances Leatherland, died 1857, aged 7 yrs John Clay, died 1861, aged 1 yr & 10 mths Margaret Kershaw, died 1861, aged 47

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Echoes of lives etched in stone - South Australia’s rural resting places. St Johns Cemetery, Kapunda, South Australia. © All Rights Reserved by Gardens of the Silent. #cemetery #cemeteries #grave #graves #gravestone #graveyard #taphophile #gardensofthesilent #southaustralia #photography

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Happy #Caturday

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News is still fapping over a dead nazi, so have some me-endorsed timeline cleansers for an old-fashioned #FollowFriday: @listerlanecem.bsky.social: the coolest graveyard in Calderdale @cameratrapsue.bsky.social: beautiful and intriguing wildlife photos and videos @burrowingowl.bsky.social: owls!