Rothley Cemetery Chapel
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Rothley Cemetery Chapel by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Rothley Cemetery Chapel
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 8 Sep 2013
The cemetery and chapel were opened by the Parish Council in 1904 after the churchyard became fully occupied. The architect was Mr. W. Langley of Langley & Baines of Leicester, and the contractor was a local builder, Mr Frank Sleath. The winner of the original round of tendering refused to do the work at his tender price of £354, amending his tender to £525. This resulted in a fresh round of tendering, on which Sleath was successful, although even his tender showed a slight increase on his original price (£475 instead of £457). (Information from Leicester Villages website http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/rothley/18051.html )
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Image Location
Latitude
52.716194
Longitude
-1.136905