KILLED BY A FALLING SLATE.

[Stanley]

I once told the story on Oneguy of seeing a gravestone in an abandoned graveyard in Accrington that was inscribed as being sacred to the memory of a child killed by a falling slate in a gale in the 19th century. I held this out as an example of how uncertain life can be. I never expected any feedback but the site worked it's magic and here was the result.

KILLED BY A FALLING SLATE.
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The gravestone was actually that of a little GIRL, she was the daughter of the landlord of the Adelphi Pub, that used to stand in Plantation Street ,and yes, she was killed when a slate slid off the roof of the pub in the Great Gale.  What an awful tragedy.
The graveyard was about 350 yards from the viaduct in what was called in those days, Allom Way, now it is part of Hyndburn Road.  It belonged to the Machpelah Baptists and was nicknamed 'God's Little Acre' .

I take no credit for all this but I have a good Accrington contact.  He says that somewhere he has a photograph of the gravestone, in fact he took a record of all the gravestones before they were moved.  Forgot to ask him what happened to the stones - sorry but when I next speak to him I will find out.
Ros

Just got round to looking this up "Allom Lane" was the name for what is now Hyndburn Road.
The Machpelah burial ground was Hyndburn Road close to the old gas works in fact it was known as  " The Baptists in Gas House Lane "
These baptists moved from Oakenshaw in Clayton-le-Moors in 1765. In the book  Accrington As It Was there is a photograph of the graveyard with a load of sheep grazing !!!! Must have been waiting to go to the slaughter house just down the road.
Regards Frank Wilkinson Once Navy Always Navy

[Stanley]

Bumped.

[Stanley]

I am still fascinated by the story of that epitaph.

[Gloria]

Very interesting.

[Stanley]

Thanks Gloria....