Bank Lane Friendly Burial Society
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Bank Lane Friendly Burial Society
Image: © John Tomlinson Taken: 21 Oct 2008
Friendly Burial Societies were a feature of the 1800s and were established to enable members to save for their burial and help their families with the costs. This society was in the Reading Room on Spring Street in Shuttleworth. It was finally absorbed into the Oddfellows Society.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.65208
Longitude
-2.304818