Tag Archives: Walkley

Sergeant Major Joseph Siddall – funeral report

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Hugh Waterhouse

Sheffield Daily Telegraph28  Jul 1915page 3 column c MILITARY FUNERAL                                _________             HALLAMSHIRE RIFLES’   STRIKING TRIBUTE.                                     ________     Pathetic scenes were witnessed at WalkleyCemetery, Sheffield, yesterday, when the remainsof Company Sergeant-Major J. Siddall, of theHallamshire … Continue reading →

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Lost at Sea

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Hugh Waterhouse

I have always been intrigued by this footstone. I couldn’t find a mention of this young man in the newspapers. I couldn’t find any official records that might tell me what happened to him. I invented scenarios that might have … Continue reading →

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Spring Sunshine

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Hugh Waterhouse

Bright sunsine and deep shadows. Ivy creeping up the stones. Just a quick visit to the cemetery today to photograph a couple of graves and some trees. Always a patch of sunlight and bluebells at this time of year. Benjamin … Continue reading →

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Work Session this Saturday, July 26th

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Hugh Waterhouse

Our next regular work session in the Cemetery takes place this Saturday between 10 am and 3 pm. There is a variety of tasks that we may be doing, from going back into battle with the bracken (if it has … Continue reading →

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Today’s Guided Tour, part of Environment Weeks in Sheffield

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Hugh Waterhouse

After so much rain in the last 24 hours we were remarkably lucky – just a minute or two of spots of rain during the whole 90 minutes. Although the conditions under foot restricted the steps and slopes I was … Continue reading →

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Here are some of our events over the next few months: Sunday 25th May                             2 – 3 .30pm Guided Tour of the Cemetery Part of Sheffield … Continue reading →

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Hugh Waterhouse | Leave a comment

The first Vicar reads his own obituary

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Hugh Waterhouse

The Rev. Thomas Smith. (From Sheffield at the Opening of the 20th Century(1900)) The actual obituary of the Rev Thomas Smith mentions that there was a previous, premature, outing for the summing up of his life and career, in the … Continue reading →

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Work Session: Saturday March 23rd

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Hugh Waterhouse

10am-2pm The birds will be building, the vegetation will be gathering itself to burst into new growth. We will be there in the middle of it all, tidying and clearing, preparing for our own season of events. Join us for … Continue reading →

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