The grave of Kathleen Esther Oliver
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The grave of Kathleen Esther Oliver
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 8 Sep 2017
The grave in Old Chapel graveyard Image is that of Kathleen Esther Oliver killed in 1906 in a collision with the first ever motor car to be driven through Stalybridge. The inscription Image reads "Killed by a motor car". It is said that her mother had wished it to read "Murdered by ..."
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Image Location
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53.478424
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-2.085997