HOW TO RESTORE OLD GRAVES, Undercliffe Cemetery, Bradford

𝗔 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘 𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗬𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦!

𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀!

In this video we take you on a short journey on how the volunteers at the Undercliffe Cemetery in Bradford, restore an old collapsed grave.

A small team of volunteers headed by Graham Swain (Bradford Grave Digger), shows the process and the battle they face on how to restore an old collapsed grave.

𝗔 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼.

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https://www.undercliffecemetery.co.uk/

If you have any comments and questions about grave restoration or about the cemetery, please put them in the comments section, and we may end up doing a sequel to this and answer your questions.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗢𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼

James Beetham was born in 1852 at Laisterdyke, Bradford, he became a house painter.
On the 2nd April 1875 at Bradford Moor Chapel he married Rose Ann Land.

James at the time of marriage was living at Mortimer Row his father also James on his marriage record is shown as a Farmer.

In 1891 and 1901 they were living at 15 Alma Place, Bradford.

They had 3 children Charles Percy, Ernest Land and Frank.

In 1911 they now lived at 115 Lower Rushton Road.

James died on the 18th October 1923 at the Bradford Royal Infirmary. He left his estate of £3878 to his widow Rose Anne. At some point Rose moved to St Martins Road at Blackpool.

Rose died in Blackpool on the 18th April 1936.

Both are buried at Undercliffe Cemetery.

Ernest Land Beetham was born 22nd September 1879 at Bradford.

On the 12th July 1900 at Bradford St Peter ( Bradford Cathedral ) he married Laura Tattersfield who lived at 84 Rufford Street, Bradford.

On the 13th of February 1901 they had a daughter Laura Beatrice Beetham.

On the 2nd March 1901 Laura his wife died. She is buried in the family grave at Undercliffe.

Ernest Land Beetham now a widower, lived with his parents and daughter at 3 Alma Place, his occupation was a painter.

On the 11th August 1904 at St Marys Church Laisterdyke he married Rose Mary Clayton a spinster.

In 1911 he and Rose were living at 4 Tattersfield Street, Ossett, he was employed as a domestic Chauffeur.

By 1939 he and Rose had moved to 18 Broadway, Wakefield, he was now employed as a motor mechanic foreman.

Rose died on the 22nd February 1948 in Cheshire.

Ernest Land who was living at 5 Westminster Drive, Bromborough, Cheshire his daughters address died on the 5th August 1950 at the Barony Hospital, Nantwich, Cheshire.

His daughter Laura Beatrice married George H Mellor in 1924 at Bradford, she died in 1996.

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