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Park Lane, DUKINFIELD, SK16 4ES

This table tomb in Old Chapel graveyard is the last resting place of John Leech of Gorsey Hall and various members of his family.

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.

The large tomb on the left is the Armitage Family vault. Image Image Image

The inscription on the west side of the tomb Image reads: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF CYRUS ARMITAGE, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 24TH OF JUNE 1852, AGED 70 YEARS. ALSO SARAH HIS WIFE WHO DIED APRIL 14TH 1852, AGED 72 YEARS. ALSO CYRUS THEIR SON WHO DIED DECR 14TH 1851, AGED 31 YEARS.

The inscription on the south side of the tomb Image reads: JOHN ARMITAGE LATE OF CEYLON ELDEST SON OF CYRUS AND SARAH ARMITAGE DIED AT MANCHESTER APRIL 17TH 1850 AGED 48 YEARS ALSO BENJAMIN ARMITAGE, J.P. FOR THE COUNTY OF STAFFORD FORMERLY OF CEYLON, SECOND SON OF CYRUS ARMITAGE, DIED MAY 4TH 1887, IN HIS 77TH YEAR.

The inscription on the east side of the tomb Image reads: EMMA, DAUGHTER OF CYRUS AND SARAH ARMITAGE DIED AT STAFFORD FEBRUARY 22ND 1869 AGED 50 YEARS ELIZABETH, SECOND DAUGHTER OF CYRUS AND SARAH ARMITAGE DIED AT STAFFORD, OCTOBER 27TH 1881 UN HER 70TH YEAR ALSO JANE, WIFE OF JOHN OGDEN, DAUGHTER OF CYRUS ARMITAGE WHO DIED JANUARY 25TH 1887 IN HER 72ND YEAR, ALSO OF THE ABOVE JOHN OGDEN WHO DIED MAY 15TH 1895 AGED 82 YEARS. ALSO OF BENJAMIN ARTHUR YOUNGER SON OF THE ABOVE NAMED JOHN AND JANE OGDEN WHO DIED JUNE 3RD 1890, AGED 55 YEARS.

On the left enclosed by railings is a memorial to Francis Dukinfield Astley Image On the right is the new Sunday School building which opened in 1987. In the foreground are two table tombs. The one of the right bears an inscription to Thomas Harrison who died in 1821.

On the left is the new Sunday School building which opened in 1987. Enclosed by railings is a memorial to Francis Dukinfield Astley Image A group of three chest tombs, each with a moulded base and a slab which bears an inscription are Grade II listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1068078 as a group. The first has an inscription in Latin to Samuel Angier, Minister, died 1713. The second which has square corner urns to the chest is inscribed to the Reverend William Buckley of Dukinfield, died 1752 and his wife, son and daughter. The third is inscribed to William Dukinfield of Castle Hill, died 1735. There are more than three table tombs in the graveyard and I'm uncertain which are the three so listed. In the foreground is the grave of Kathleen Esther Oliver Image killed in 1906 in a collision with the first ever motor car to be driven through Stalybridge.

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 ..."

The inscription on the grave Image reads: KATHLEEN ESTHER BELOVED YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF HELEN AND THE LATE JOHN OLIVER KILLED BY A MOTOR CAR SEP 8TH 1906 AGED 9 YEARS. IT IS NOT THE WILL OF YOUR FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN THAT ONE OF THESE LITTLE ONES SHOULD PERISH Killed by the first ever motor car to be driven through Stalybridge, it is said that her mother had wished the inscription to read "Murdered by ..."