St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery (Wardley)
English cemetery
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]
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
The 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
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
The 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
Celtic high cross gravestones including that of Geoffrey Burke
Second World War graves
The cemetery contains the graves of 15 identified service personnel who died during the Second World War .[ 13]
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.[ 14] [ 15]
References
^ "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 .
^ "The Grave Of Joe Gladwin - St.Marys cemetery Wardley" . YouTube . Tales Beyond The Grave. 7 January 2024. Event occurs at 11:41. Retrieved 1 July 2024 . This is the grave of Joe Gladwin, Salford born, famous for his role as Stan in Nearest and Dearest, as Fred Jackson in Coronation Street, and finally remembered as Wally Batty in Last of the Summer Wine.
^ 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
Churches
Salford Cathedral - Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist
St Anne's Church, Blackburn
Pleasington Priory
St Patrick's Church, Bolton
Church of St Mary of the Assumption, Burnley
St Marie's Church, Bury
St Michael and St John Church, Clitheroe
St Mary's Church, Manchester (Hidden Gem)
Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester
Manchester Oratory
Gorton Monastery
St Wilfrid's Church, Hulme
Corpus Christi Priory
Christ Church, Nelson
Our Lady and St Joseph Church, Heywood
Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Patrick Church, Oldham
St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale
St Peter's Church, Stonyhurst
St Ann's, Stretford
All Saints' Church, Urmston
Schools
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Accrington
St Damian's Roman Catholic Science College, Ashton-under-Lyne
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School, Bamber Bridge
Our Lady and St John Catholic College, Blackburn
St Mary's College, Blackburn
Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, Burnley
Holy Cross College, Bury
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic High School, Bury
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School, Colne
St Thomas More Roman Catholic College, Denton
The Barlow Roman Catholic High School, Didsbury
St Patrick's Roman Catholic High School, Eccles
Mount St Joseph School, Farnworth
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College, Heywood
St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School, Horwich
St Cecilia's Roman Catholic High School, Longridge
Loreto College, Manchester
Our Lady's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester
St Bede's College, Manchester
St Matthew's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester
St Peter's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester
Xaverian College, Manchester
Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, Oldham
St Monica's High School, Prestwich
All Saints' Catholic High School, Rawtenstall
All Hallows Roman Catholic High School, Salford
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy, Stockport
Stella Maris School, Stockport
Stonyhurst College
Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall
St Antony's Roman Catholic School, Urmston
St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School, Wardley