These days there seems to be a couple of schools of thought regarding the upkeep of cemeteries. I have visited some that are clipped, cut, and maintained to the nth degree; I’ve been to some where one small area is devoted to re-wilding to help the flora and bees, and I’ve been to other cemeteries which are completely overgrown. I think there is no right or wrong strategy.
So, let’s
look at some overgrown memorials. All these are in the Leicester Road old cemetery. Three of these were taken in 2014, one in
2020. I cannot tell you anything about the seriously overgrown ones, as I can’t
quite work out where they are today in the Leicester Road old cemetery!
The following memorial is to Edward Chatterton Middleton, the banker. In 2014 it was somewhat overgrown, and the impression at the time was that it was a standalone grave. However, since the area has been cleared, the extent of the memorial can now be seen, along with evidence that there were once iron railings around the plot. You can read a bit more about E.C. Middleton on an earlier blogpost.
On a rather whimsical blogpost, I once wrote the following, about people I’d visit if I were living in their time period: the Middletons were most hospitable!
"Having visited Edward Middleton, owner of Middleton's Bank in Market Place, at his home in the Grove on Ashby Road (now student halls) in 1871, I'd then walk up to Leicester Road, to visit his son Edward William Craddock Middleton and his wife Augusta Sophia. They're living in Shelthorpe Cottage, a beautiful house in a park setting - lovely and quiet! In 1887 Edward died, and Augusta Sophia continued to live in Shelthorpe House, but eventually moved to Fairfield House, now known as the White House, probably to get away from the steam of the new Great Central Railway, and the constant machinery of the new Tucker's brick works, which both opened around 1898-9. In 1907 I'd pop into Fairfield House and chat about the recent events Mrs Middleton had been to - she's a very social lady and has numerous friends!”
I hope this
was an interesting read, and look forward to sharing more memorials with you
tomorrow.
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