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St Phillips Church Cathedral

NOTSHARP said:
I had a GGG,GF & GGG,GM buried in St. Phillips 1848 and 1847.

I assume that the graves were moved at some time.



Steve.
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not sure about that steve...i could be wrong but i always thought that the burials at st philips were still there...hopefully someone may know for certain x
 
According to Terry Slater's book on the cathedral, the widening of Temple Row meant 15 people were reburied in the grounds, but some very deep vaults are still present under the road to the north of the graveyard. Then around 2000 "work included the removal of some human remains to Witton cemetery"
 
There are a few grave markers at St Phillip but do bear in mind that there are over 80,000 burials in St Philips so the odds of finding it are quite greatly stacked against
 
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They would pack them in, sometimes over twenty deep. It why the ground lever is in places almost three feet higher, as you can see by the retaining wall around the site.

The industrial revolution bought about urbanisation, people moving from the countryside to the larger industrial towns. With it there was a population explosion and a corresponding mortality rate. With the church yards being the only places burials were allowed, they quickly became overcrowded.
 
Morturn said:
They would pack them in, sometimes over twenty deep. It why the ground lever is in places almost three feet higher, as you can see by the retaining wall around the site.

The industrial revolution bought about urbanisation, people moving from the countryside to the larger industrial towns. With it there was a population explosion and a corresponding mortality rate. With the church yards being the only places burials were allowed, they quickly became overcrowded.
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thanks mort...its like key hill cem then where i know over 100 people could be packed into one grave..i have a rellie at key hill who is in a grave with over 80 others...amazing...

lyn
 
the grave stone of Nanette Stocker in St Philips Cathedral yard.
It is the grave of Nanette Stocker – a showbiz giant despite measuring only 3ft 3ins tall.
Nanette, who toured the country as “the smallest woman in the kingdom”, died on May 4, 1819, while in the city to perform.
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Nanette Stocker, the Smallest Woman in the Kingdom

Nanette (incorrectly recorded as ‘Nanetta’ on her stone) is a forgotten music hall star and little person who died with a huge following.
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Thanks Pete for those lovely photos. My maternal Gran, Sarah Bridgen, was married there [ Date unknown] and I was just imaging her walking down the aisle in her wedding dress.
Also thanks to all the others for your interesting contributions.
It was sad to see the memorial for those who died in the Pub bombing and to see how young many of them were
 
Thanks for that Viv. My Nan was married there and I was just imagining the excitement that must have been in their hearts on that day walking into such a magnificent building. How I wish they had videos in those days so I could see all that took place
 
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