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Private Arthur Wall
285156 26th Bn (Tyneside Irish) Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 14 October 1917 aged 28

Silversmith and talented musician, Arthur was remembered on the family memorial at Wardsend and in a commemorative window at Walkley Reform Club.

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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 1d

Private Arthur Wall
285156 26th Bn (Tyneside Irish) Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 14 October 1917 aged 28

Silversmith and talented musician, Arthur was remembered on the family memorial at Wardsend and in a commemorative window at Walkley Reform Club.

wardsendcemetery.wordpress.com/wall-arthur%...

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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 1d

Private George William Ashton -WG
405319 Labour Corps (Previously 18867 York and Lancs)

Died 12/10/1919 Aged 42

George died on Sunday, 12 October 1919 at the Wharncliffe War Hospital and was buried at Wardsend on the 18th.

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ASHTON, GEORGE WILLIAM

Private George William Ashton 405319 Labour Corps (Previously 18867 York and Lancs)Died 12/10/1919Aged 42 Family History The son of Henry and Eliza Ashton, George was born in the second quarter of …

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Go Jauntly: walks & nature trails @gojauntly.bsky.social · 1d

"90% of people said spending time in nature had a very positive or somewhat positive impact on their wellbeing" 🍁

That's why we're working with the @nationaltrust.org.uk to bring you #Naturehood, to get you closer to the nature on your doorstep 🌿

Learn more:

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National Trust and TV wildlife expert team up on autumn nature campaign

People urged to savour sights, sounds and smells of the season as poll shows disconnect during darker months

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Wardsend Cemetery and The Sheffield Corporation Electric Power Station, Owlerton, 1947.

The site of the old power station and the tip are now covered in grass and trees as nature reclaims them and the path by the river will one day be part of the Upper Don Trail.

Images from Britain from Above

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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 2d

Wardsend Cemetery and The Sheffield Corporation Electric Power Station, Owlerton, 1947.

The site of the old power station and the tip are now covered in grass and trees as nature reclaims them and the path by the river will one day be part of the Upper Don Trail.

Images from Britain from Above

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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 2d

Great work! Well done!

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Between River and Railway: Wardsend Cemetery

A talk by @winterroom.bsky.social

Date: 15 oct • 19:00

Location: Randall Street Makerspace lecture room, Highfield, S2 4SJ

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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 3d

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We were a bit down on numbers today but that didn't stop us getting lots done. Our tasks today were mainly about improving sight lines including cutting back the buddleia above the river, clearing the front bank and cutting back low hanging ivy and branches at the front of the cemetery.

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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you. We were very lucky with the weather ☀️

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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 3d

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Thanks to Marilyn for the tea and to Hannah who had sent delicious cake.

Next up at Wardsend is our bird survey on 20th October. Check our website and keep an eye on this Facebook group for details.

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We all wish Ranger Ryan a speedy recovery.

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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 3d

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A big thank you to North Sheffield Conservation Group's Marilyn and Greg, committee members Lynne and Malc and volunteer stalwart Judith.

The weather was extremely kind to us and the cemetery and river looked as beautiful as ever. Judith spotted a kingfisher below the bridge.

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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 3d

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We were a bit down on numbers today but that didn't stop us getting lots done. Our tasks today were mainly about improving sight lines including cutting back the buddleia above the river, clearing the front bank and cutting back low hanging ivy and branches at the front of the cemetery.

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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 4d

Private Edwin Hudson, 3/2577 KOYLI died of wounds on 11th October 1918. He was 34.

Edwin was buried at Wardsend Cemetery on 16th October 1918

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HUDSON, EDWIN

Private Edwin Hudson 3/2577 KOYLIDied 11/10/1918Aged 34 ‘Pte E Hudson KOYLI, 11/3 Infirmary Road, Sheffield, wounded’ Family History Edwin was born in 1884, the son of Charles Thomas and Eliza Huds…

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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 5d

Remembering Corporal Horace Speight
201787 6th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 10/10/1917 aged 24
Horace is named on the family headstone in Wardsend Cemetery.
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 5d

Cabinet card by W. T. Furniss Jnr. who joined his father in the photography business. Tragically he was killed in 1917 fighting with the KOYLI and is remembered at the CWGC Tyne Cot Cemetery.
W.T. Furniss Snr. is buried at Wardsend.

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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 5d

Remembering Corporal Horace Speight
201787 6th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 10/10/1917 aged 24
Horace is named on the family headstone in Wardsend Cemetery.
wardsendcemetery.wordpress.com/speight-hora...

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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 5d

Cabinet card by W. T. Furniss Jnr. who joined his father in the photography business. Tragically he was killed in 1917 fighting with the KOYLI and is remembered at the CWGC Tyne Cot Cemetery.
W.T. Furniss Snr. is buried at Wardsend.

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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 8d

Between River and Railway: Wardsend Cemetery

A talk by @winterroom.bsky.social

Date: 15 oct • 19:00

Location: Randall Street Makerspace lecture room, Highfield, S2 4SJ

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/between-ri...

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winterroom @winterroom.bsky.social · 10d

#31DaysofGraves ( #Bird )
@wardsendcemetery.bsky.social
( #Sheffield )

I didn't notice the robin as I took this.

I fear Tom Wharton would't be happy about the state of his beloved 'Owls' at the moment.

Sheffield Wednesday fans raised money to install this gravestone in 2020.

A modern black gravestone bearing the crest of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club (which features an owl). A robin is perched on the corner of the base.

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winterroom @winterroom.bsky.social · 10d

#31DaysofGraves (languages)

@wardsendcemetery.bsky.social ( #Sheffield ) has fewer use of other languages than many sites in the city. This example of Latin (Resurgam = I will rise again) is an exception. It's an apt declaration of faith for a scripture reader who died in church during a service

Two images. 1. A newspaper cutting with a photograph of a young man wearing a surplice and holding a book (perhaps a prayer book or a bible). 2. A grey gravestone in the form of a cross, listing details of the Goddard family.

A gravestone in the form of a cross with other graves and trees behind. The ground is covered in dead leaves.

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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 11d

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A big thank you to everyone who came to Wardsend last Sunday to join us in remembering the eight children, four of whom are buried in Wardsend Cemetery, who were killed in the Matthew Street Disaster of 1886.

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We are also very grateful to By the Book for the white roses they brought to lay on the unmarked graves of the four children buried in the cemetery.

Special thank you to our brilliant Secretary Frankie Keane who put the event together.

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Thanks to By the Book for a moving performance of Alice Collins' Children of Furnace Park. Special mention to Victoria whose performance was particularly poignant as she portrayed the world of the children at play, their tragic deaths and the laying of a single white rose for each of them.

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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 11d

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A big thank you to everyone who came to Wardsend last Sunday to join us in remembering the eight children, four of whom are buried in Wardsend Cemetery, who were killed in the Matthew Street Disaster of 1886.

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