Monument record 1241/2/1 - Brook Street Chapel Graveyard

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Summary

Graveyard marked on the Ordnance survey third edition 25inch to 1 mile maps at the Unitarian and Presbyterian chapel in Knutsford.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

The third edition Ordnance Survey 25inch to 1mile maps show a slightly detached Sunday school

<2> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME), 1994, An Inventory of Non-Conformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in the North of England, Cheshire Number 60 (Book). SCH4548.

Monuments include:
Internal
[1] two stones to John Long, 1674, and E[ ] his Wife brought from the parish graveyard in 1859
[2] A brass to Isaac Antrobus, 1734, with Latin inscription
In Burial Ground
[3] Rev. William Gaskell, 1884, Elizabeth his wife (the novelist, Mrs Gaskell), 1865, and their daughters.
The burial ground includes many other flat slabs of the 18th century

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1909-1912. Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire.
  • <2> Book: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME). 1994. An Inventory of Non-Conformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in the North of England. Cheshire Number 60.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 754 783 (36m by 39m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ77NE
Civil Parish KNUTSFORD, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County NETHER KNUTSFORD (INFERIOR), KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Oct 18 2024 1:32PM