Liverpool's Most Hidden Burial Ground That Only Opens One Day A Week
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- Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2024
- Tucked away behind Arundel Avenue alongside Bethel Grove is a Quaker Burial Ground.
With access through an inconspicuous, narrow passage, the walled garden is surrounded by shady trees and lined with rows of small, uniformed gravestones.
In 1791 the Liverpool Quakers built themselves a new Meeting house on Hunter Street which runs along the back of the Liverpool Museum, under the shadow of the flyover. This remained their home until 1941 when it was destroyed by a bomb. But long before 1941 the burial ground attached to the Meeting house had fallen into disuse because, in 1854, the Meeting received an order from the Privy Council forbidding it to make any more interments there presumably it was felt to be a health hazard in a densely populated district in the middle of a cholera-prone town.
It took quite a long time for the Quakers to find a plot of suitable size reasonably close to the town but in 1859 they found one on what at first they refer to as Smithdown Lane though that name quickly gives way to Smithdown Road in the Minute Books. Toxteth Park Cemetery had opened nearby in 1856 but otherwise it was outside the built-up area of Liverpool. The Privy Council order was quite strict that the new burial ground should be at a distance from housing. The plot had a frontage of 80 yards on Smithdown Lane and extended back from this for about 100 yards. The Quakers paid £1200 for the land, with a dwelling house and barn on it and they set about having it drained and levelled.
The Quakers raised the money to pay for the burial ground by selling a previous Meeting house and burial ground which they still owned in Hackins Hey in the old part of Liverpool between Dale Street and Tithebarn Street. All the human remains were removed and reburied on the new site.
In early 2013, the Liverpool Quakers approached The Avenues Neighbourhood Network (TANN) to discuss opening up the Burial Ground for community use, and a group of hardy volunteers was formed to turn the previously run down cemetery into a beautiful community garden, which was opened on 15th June 2014.
Most of the information above has been supplied by the much missed archivist John Highfield of the Liverpool Preparative Meeting and is based on the 19th and 20th century Minute books of the Liverpool Preparative Meeting, the Quaker congregation s monthly business meeting.
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many thanks to the volunteer's here today for such a warm welcome
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Well ... I was one of the people who restored the place from 2009 onwards.
@@merseydave1 good work dave
What was it like Dave before you restored it?
@@nrud2121 Overgrown everywhere trees and bushes, pathways wrecked needing to be re-layed along with dumped rubbish
The lady in the video is Jan she was there from the start of the resteration.
So good to see that the burial ground is maintained. Kudos to those involved. You said that the Quaker movement began in 1956. It began in the 1600s. As a matter of interest Dame Judy Dench is a Quaker. I love the fact there are bees. Loved the walkabout and hope it always retains its peace.
Well thanks for this George. Grew up in the area from the 70s to 2000 and didn't even know this place existed and I must have walked past a thousand times.
I had the privilege of visiting this hidden treasure a few years ago when coming from Ireland to see my sister for a few days and what I did notice at the time was that sadly a lot of the graves were the resting places of young children.
The historical content on this channel is superb. Thanks George.
Thank you very much glad its appreciated
It would be interesting to see the condition of the head stone , of the last person to be buried there , compared to the older headstones . I reckon that wooden box on the right hand side wall , as you walk through entrance gate , could be covering a water stand pipe & tap . Also some types of stone can explode & peel off layers when exposed to high temps & fire . Must have walked or rode past that place loads of times in the 196O ‘s & 1970’s & not even knew it existed . Was also born in the old Sefton General hozy back in mid 1950 ‘s . & thought Quakers made Quaker’s oats porridge we used to have for breakfast 😎👍
Great video! My dad used to take me to all little places like this when I was a kid, it’s only recently now that I’m hitting 30 that I’ve started to appreciate history like this though. What’s the crypt that you mention near the end of the video?
Well this a lovely slice of joy, somewhere cared for and valued, what a delight. The unusual looking beehive is called a top bar hive, I think the honey can be harvested from either end without disturbing the nest, which should be in the middle. We keep bees and Mr Witch was thinking of making one, but in our experience bees don't always do what the books say they do, which is fair enough as they haven't read the books! I'm glad I found your channel, my late pa in law, although not scouse born, had close family connections with Ellermans and lived across the river from a very young age. He would have loved seeing all the things you show us, and had a few more jolly good rants about things lost or knocked down or poorly redeveloped. Everywhere seems to have it's share so I hope that there will be many volunteers to keep this little oasis going.
Thanks for watching its a lovely little space this isnt it
Ive always liked the idea of having my own hive but looks like a lot of work goes into it but it was great to see one up close
Yes, lovely place and complete, I don't have to do jigsaw in my head to try and work out how it was, mind you, I do quite enjoy doing that, I grew up near Gloucester and there's plenty of jigsaws to be done there too given how much knocking down has been done. Glad you enjoyed having a look at the bees, it's a good time of year for it, you wouldn't want to be that close in high summer! They are a fair bit of work, but the top bar hives are a lot less, and having some people to share with would make it easier. Seeing the amount of effort that goes into making honey has made me really appreciate it, and think how life was before we just went out and bought great big bags of sugar and now take it, (and cake etc), for granted!
I covered connections to this place in a recent video for Ye Hole in Ye Wall. Built on a Quaker cemetery the graves were moved to Hunter Street and then to where you are now. Great video mate 👍🏻
I love these hidden gems, you would walk right past it, and never know it was there. Great video.
Its mad isnt it the way its walled off a proper hidden gem this place indeed
Thanka for watching joan glad you enjoyed the video
I don't know how you find these places, George, but this again has the wow factor. The number of times I have gone down smithdown road oblivious to this resting place. What a lovely lady. She had so much time for you two. Secateurs ( what are Secateurs) well I guess everyday is a learning day. 👍
I have the pleasure of knowing some great people and historians who guve me brilliant information
The lady and the others were very welcoming indeed and i shall return to help them out clesr stuff for winter
Secaturs ha ha i didnt even know what shears were called aswell ha ha
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed it
We've also got a Quaker's burial ground in Ormskirk, located on Graveyard Lane, Bickerstaffe and dating from 1655 I think. Great video George.
Just looked that up and forgot there are no headstones therr mad the way its all overgrown
I may wander up that way and take a look at it
Thanks for watching anne glad you enjoyed it
An amazing place. Thank you.
Thanks glad you enjoyed it
What a beautiful oasis amidst the hustle and bustle of Smithdown Road. Thank you for sharing this, George.
Isnt it just a little gem smithdown now is crazy at the moment with all the students back
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed it
I really liked this George. The people their attitudes, the location, sun shining.
Well done mate 👏
Thanks mate glad you enjoyed it a real gem this place
Thanks for watching mate
Another belter G2E thanks for sharing ❤
Thank you mary glad you enjoyed it
This place is amazing. I love that they utilise the space while still being respectful of the dead, so full of life.
Im not sure that its worth a video but are you aware of the community garden on garmoyle road. Its the opposite side of smithdown to this place.
Boss mate. What a lovely tranquil place. I hope there is somebody who will carry on the good work of that nice lady and it doesnt get left to rack and ruin. Keep up the good work👍
Thanks glad you enjoyed the video its a little gem this place so relaxing
Thanks for watching hopefully the work gets carried on here for many years
Hi George, l thought l did know the area well but had no idea a burial ground was probably past the gates loads of times another hidden gem. Thanks for sharing 👍
Oh wow , how amazing is this 🤔 I’m loving the bee hives , I’m starting my hive next spring , it’s so exciting 😍 thank you G for a fabulous video , nice lil find 😃
Yes George keep the top content coming
Glad found your Channel unbelievable the history on our doorstep ( Subscribed )
Yet again another hidden gem of liverpool unearthed and an amazing video indeed lads
Thank you very much lots more like this on the way
Thanks for watching
A great video George, thank you. An amazing place by the look of it.
Thanks ruth glad you enjoyed the video its a really nice hidden gem this place
Loved the video George. Gem of a place, and pleasant people 👍
Loved this. I am going to visit ASAP. Thank you for showing me something I never knew was there.
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed it well worth a visit this place
Wow, never heard of this even though I live 5 mins away! Will be paying a visit one Wednesday. Thanks George.
Really wow yes definatley go down there and take a look so peaceful and lovely people there
There is another hidden cemetery in the north of Liverpool facing Walton prison on Hornby road ..Where the famous Author of the book The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell is buried ..very old with many paupers graves ..think the only entrance is through the city pets zoo off Rice lane which is another place people of Liverpool may of never heard of .
Hi i was involved in a project of uncovering those gravestones by the prison but it fell through and its now left abandoned....cheers though and thanks for watching...i have a video on this channel about it
There's an even more hidden burial ground close by, at the bottom of Hazeldale Road 😉
Thanks George brilliant again,have you done the Jewish in kensington
Great video George definitely didn't know or expect that to be there unbelievable 😮,, keep em coming lad 😊
Hello mate cheers thanks for watching glad you enjoyed it
Lots more like this coming a real hidden gem this place isnt it
Wow what a hidden gem 😊😊😊
Amazing isnt it
@@g2emedia1977 yes truely thank you
Nice gesture mate and another cracking video
Cheers i always donate to places like this and on this occasion the lady asked for help so i shall return and help them out clear the place for winter
Thanks for watching derek much appreciated
Never heard of this before x
Just had a look on Ancestry and Sheil Bichard and Andrew Bichard on the cremation plaque they were from New York, they married in London 1974, she was 10 years older than him, and they both lived there until they died, I wonder why they ended up here. Very interesting thanks.
It’s a lovely quiet place xx
@@barbhenderson4867 so peaceful and a nice atmosphere well worth a visit barb
Thanks for watching aswell much appreciated
Great to hidden gem of liverpool the stones were made of cast concrete with names plates press into concrete and think that how ther made them lover lady show u round place nice hurbs for cooking great place to visit great video
Its a lovely hidden gem indeed this place the lady was brill such a nice welcome from everyone there
Even the bees were nice ha ha id love to sample some of the honey though..
Thanks for watching
There’s an old Quaker graveyard in Warrington, where the gravestones have been moved and lined up along the walls, but like here they all very simple and the same size and shape. I think it’s a Quaker thing.
Well done Lads.. Pride of Merseyside !!!
Cheers thanks for watching glad you enjoyed it
This was amazing george i never knew that this place existed
I love it isnt it just amazing a nice little hidden gem
Really interesting video, what a peacefull spot
Wow that’s my idea of heaven 🤗 did not no that was there 🤷🏼♀️ile be there nxt week 😅 wish l was there now! Love the bees 🐝 & the lavender, thanks for letting me know 👍🏻
Shades of Secret Garden. Fascinating. Have subbed cos I want to see the mob move in & help out.
Quakers are peaceful folk, I lived not far from here and never knew, I moved to York many years ago and sent my daughter to a Quaker school the ethos they taught set her up for life.
What a nice place
@@paulatyson3423 amazing isnt it
Have you been to the Jewish cemetery on Stalmine Road off County Road Walton? That's a really unusual place. Fascinating.
Sorry I meant Rice Lane (off Stalmine Road.
It's called Rice Lane cemetery and many of my family are buried there. Its a real piece of liverpool and jewish history.
IS there still family that visit graves.
The opening hours being just one afternoon a week was dependent on 'weather permitting.' Ok I'm somewhat puzzled as to what this means in practical terms, lol! Whether, rather than weather makes more sense perhaps?
Well if it is heavy rain etc id say it wont be open
thunderstorms,tornadas,hurricaines monsoons,electric storms are just some off the top of my head
@@g2emedia1977 What about whirl winds? Hey the bee hive and wasps are a great little idea for keeping pesky tearaways away too aren't they. Good solution me thinks.
Slip of the tongue there at the start of the video. You said the Quakers started in 1950!! but I'm sure you know it was 1652
10 points for spotting that
I always thought the Quakers movement was founded in the mid-17th century not the 1950s thanks for putting me right.
You are right it was 1652 not 1950s.
Slip of the tounge
Did not know that was there 😮
You do now 😃
Thanks for watching
@@g2emedia1977 I for over the water seacombe ferry I work on smith down Went pass that gate lode of time you should come over to the dark side and visit the Baer pit in Eastham or Birkenhead Priority
I fell into there once...
@@crankjazz hope i didnt hurt
Boss that George
@@Ged63 cheers matey
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Thanks
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Quakers are from the 1700's not 1900's, come on.
Slip of the tounge
Ok, I'll forgive this once, I do enjoy your vids still.