A 1766 gravestone
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A 1766 gravestone
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 8 Sep 2017
Many of the old gravestone slabs on Old Chapel graveyard have been laid flat. This one, which has also been broken, remembers Thomas Beswick of Dukinfield who was buried here February 14th 1766 in the 71st year of his age.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.478514
Longitude
-2.086147