What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Graveyard In the 19th Century, Lancashire, including Eccles, was hit by several waves of Cholera. Here the town built an overflow graveyard to cope with the victims.
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Photo credits
- N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Peter McDermott, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Keith Williamson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bill Boaden, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bobby Clegg, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kevin Waterhouse, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Alan Baguley, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Debbie Williams, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Eirian Evans, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church of St MaryListed building · 123 yd
Lamb HotelListed building · 251 yd
Eccles War MemorialListed building · 434 yd
Eccles Central LibraryListed building · 462 yd
Church of St AndrewListed building · 540 yd
Monton GreenPark · 1615 yd
Bridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining wallsScheduled monument · 1.0 mi
Lightoaks ParkPark · 1.2 mi
Weaste CemeteryRegistered park or garden · 1.4 mi
Old Milestone by the A572, SwintonMonument or public art · 1.5 mi
MediaCityUkVisitor information · 1.8 mi
Manchester UnitedVisitor information · 2.3 mi
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