St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery or Wardley Cemetery is a cemetery in Wardley, a suburban area of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It is close to and Swinton, Worsley, and Walkden. It is one of two large cemeteries in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford.[1][2]
| St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery | |
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Wardley Cemetery | |
 Statue of St John Vianney | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1935 |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 53°30′54″N 2°21′50″W / 53.515°N 2.364°W |
| Owned by | Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford |
| Find a Grave | St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Wardley Hall, a grade II listed medieval manor house next to the cemetery, is the official residence of the Roman Catholic bishop of Salford.[3] The cemetery is locally listed as a heritage asset by Salford City Council and the Greater Manchester Local Heritage List.[4][5]
History
editThe land for the cemetery was purchased by the Catholic church in 1930. The previous owner, Captain Thomas Nuttall, was eager to sell after plans were drawn up for the construction of the large new East Lancashire Road through his estate. The purchase was agreed with Bishop Thomas Henshaw for £7,500, and Wardley Hall and its surrounding land were gifted with the sale.[3][6] Burials began in 1935.[7]
Facilities and services
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The cemetery has a chapel for conducting services, which dates from 1932.[8] An annual mass is held at the cemetery on the August Bank Holiday.[9] A nearby building outside the gates contains the cemetery office, house and visitor toilets. At the centre of the site is a large circular fountain structure, which is closed as of 2024[update].
Transport
editThe A580 "East Lancashire Road" runs along the south end of cemetery.[10] The M60 motorway and A6 road also pass nearby. Moorside railway station is approximately one mile away on foot.
Notable interments
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- Thomas Henshaw, fifth Bishop of Salford (1873–1938)[6]
- Geoffrey Burke, Auxiliary Bishop of Salford (1913–1999)[11]
- Joe Gladwin, actor (1906–1987)
- Sir Geoffrey Alan Hulton, fourth and final baronet of the Hulton Baronetcy (1911–1993)
Second World War graves
editThe cemetery contains the graves of 15 identified service personnel who died during the Second World War.[12]
Five of the 14 nurses killed in an air raid on Salford Royal Hospital during the Manchester Blitz on were buried together the cemetery, four of whom were Irish.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ "SALFORD ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN TRUSTEES REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 250037". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. The Charity Commission. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Lupton, Gerard (30 September 2021). "Greater Manchester's Roman Catholic Cemeteries". Alberti, Lupton & Co., Ltd. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Wardley Hall". Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Interactive maps (IHM Local List)". map.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery". Greater Manchester Local Heritage List. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ a b Plumb, Brian (2006). "A Biographical Dictionary of the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales (Deceased) 1623-2000" (PDF). North West Catholic History Society. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Edge, Geoff (2014). BURIAL GROUNDS OF MANCHESTER & SALFORD. Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society.
- ^ "Additional sites proposed for inclusion on Salford's revised Local List of Heritage Assets following public consultation – pro-formas" (PDF). Salford City Council. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Bank Holiday Mass at St Mary's Cemetery, Wardley" (PDF). St Joseph's Church, Reddish - Newsletter. No. Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "GMA30 - 4 Port Salford Heritage Assessment all sites" (PDF). Greater Manchester Combined Authority. February 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Bishop Geoffrey Ignatius Burke [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Wardley (St. Mary's) Roman Catholic Cemetery | Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Clare in WW2 / The Emergency | Individual Profiles" (PDF). clarelibrary.ie. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Graffin, Seán. "Biographical Dictionary of Nurses from Ireland in Service on the Home Front and on Allied Battle Fronts during the Second World War, 1939-1945" (PDF). PRONI. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
External Links
edit- Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks – Memorial inscriptions at St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery in the District of Wardley, Salford
- St Mary's, Wardley – Graveyard Explorers (YouTube)
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