Monthly Archives: June 2024

Over the last couple of weeks, Lizzie (O’Sullivan), Billy (Ferguson) and myself Val (Ferguson) have been busy with ten plaques of ten notable or interesting people buried in the Old Cemetery, this is for the public to be able to read and find out more about the person(s) buried and hopefully make the Old Cemetery even more interesting. They are bright yellow and have a brief history. This is, for the moment, a trial run to see if the public do read and like them and most of all they are able to withstand the awful weather we have been having and that they are not damaged or destroyed. If they do resist all of the above, then we will add a further ten more. The photos shown are just a few of the ten installed. For those who are … Continue reading →

Yesterday Sunday the 2nd June,  was my first walk of 2024 and it was a beautiful sunny afternoon. The walk started with fourteen people and took a circular route from the non-Conformist chapel, going up and one of the more “rural” paths in the cemetery and ending along the main carriageway. The group heard the stories of thirteen unfortunate people who died in horrific ways all involving the railway. A young seaman working on the dockside went to get some water from the nearby train shed who, despite a warning whistle, stepped into the path of moving train. Then the platelayer who was working on the points when he was hit by a train shunting waggon because the engine driver was at the back of the waggons and did not see him on the line. The train gate keeper at … Continue reading →

FoSOC guide Geoff Watts who took this walk Sunday 26th May. Text to follow