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31.07.2022 - 22:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
They are planning to dig up a graveyard in Salford. But the aim is to lift the lid only on a rich, lost, social history.
In the 1970s hundreds of graves at St Thomas's the landmark which sits next to the A6 at Pendleton, were covered in turf, erasing the existence of many forever. But the footprint they left on that corner of the city is about to be rediscovered.
A Grade II listed building and a fine example of Gothic Revival architecture the church was consecrated in 1831. It's creation was a response to the influx of the working classes to the booming textile industry.
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Today, the church graveyard is home to about 9,700 burials, the majority of which relate to the 19th century. In 1973, turf was laid on the gravestones. Now the grass is to removed in two sections of the sloping plot to permanently reveal the engraved slabs beneath.
Research will be done on those buried, including finding out their jobs and where they worked from census records. This will shine a light on the dynamic mix of trades and services which fuelled the growth of Pendleton, and the industrial revolution.
The project is one of several in the North West to get a £10,000 grant from Historic England to uncover the region's hidden working class heritage. It is being led by The Friends of St Thomas and the Greater Manchester Archaeological Advisory Service.
Members of the congregation, the local community, Iranian refugees, asylum seekers, Salford Veterans, two schools and the mental health charity START Inspiring Minds will be involved.
Theresa Emberton, of The Friends group, said: "The record keeping was atrocious, as illustrated by a story of an accidental exhumation and a burial in the wrong grave. Heaven knows what we will turn up. The
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