Famous Grave Tour - Southern Cemetery, Manchester - Celebrity Graveyard (Lowry, Wilfred Pickles...)

Celebrity Graveyard, where we remember celebrities, public figures and those who's stories touched our lives by visiting their final resting places.

Famous Grave Tour - Southern Cemetery, Greater Manchester, England

Anthony Wilson (Broadcaster) Co-founder of the independent label Factory Records, founder-manager of the Haçienda nightclub and TV/radio presenter

John Henry Davies (Businessman) Founder of Manchester United

John Alcock (Pilot) Piloted the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic

Sir Matt Busby (Football Manager) Known as one of the most successful managers of Manchester United

George Gordon Jefferson (Stan Laurel's Brother)

Wilfred Pickles (Actor) Known for presenting radio show Have a Go, films such as Billy Liar and TV show For the Love of Ada

Billy Meredith (Footballer) Played for Wales, Manchester City and Manchester United

L.S. Lowry (Artist) Known for industrial landscapes of North West England

Marcel King (Singer) Lead singer of the soul group Sweet Sensation


Also buried in Southern Cemetery are;

Leslie Ann Downey (Moors Murders Victim)
Edward Evans (Moors Murders Victim)
Vera Millward (Yorkshire Ripper Victim)

Their graves were not filmed out of respect.