Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery (KAVS)

Good morning from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery.

#31DaysofGravesDay 26: Accident "Jo, aged 4 years and 8 months, son of Job and Emma Bentley of this town, and who on returning from school on the 24th May, 1860, was instantly killed by a fall of planks carelessly piled in Delph Street."

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Good morning from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery.

Remembering a few buried in unmarked public graves, who died on this day in: John Killroy, died in 1870, aged 2 years 8 months Mary Ellen Sykes, died in 1872, aged 11 months Martha H. Wilson, died in 1875, aged 5 months

Remembering a few buried in unmarked public graves, who died on this day in: Henry Burrows, died in 1850, aged 3 yrs 5 mths William Wilkinson, died in 1850, aged 11 yrs 10 mths Daniel Crossland, died in 1855, aged 2 yrs 3 mths Bridget Moran, died on 1866, aged 10 yrs

#31DaysofGravesDay 25: Tree Richardson family grave monument at Lister Lane Cemetery.

Good morning from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery.

Good evening from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery.

Good evening from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery. Happy #FungiFriday 🍄

Good afternoon from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery. A picture of one of our furry visitors from October 2023.

Good afternoon from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery.

Remembering former Halifax greengrocer Jonas Sladdin, who died on this day in 1888 at the age of 46.

#31DaysOfGraves Day 20: Fire Monument with torch symbolism at Lister Lane Cemetery.

Good morning from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery. Image of a ladybird on a gravestone. 🐞 🐞 🐞 #Throwback to October 2021.

My exhibition 'In Loving Memory' is open NOW at the Museum of Liverpool. Go visit during #31DaysOfGraves or anytime till March 2027! 🪦 www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/whatson/muse...

Good morning from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery.

A British sailor who died in a war centuries ago has finally been identified after spending centuries under a gravestone marked "unknown" - and he's thousands of miles away from home.

Good morning from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery. Image of a ladybird on a gravestone. #Throwback to October 2021. 🐞

Here’s an example of some beautiful stone-carved typography, although it’s now very difficult to read. Alongside a bible verse, the stone is dedicated to Rev Edward Raikes Edgar (1802-1861) & wife Mary Lynch Edgar (d.1874). #Edinburgh #Typography #Cemeteries #StoneCarving #Gravestone #StoneMasonry

Remembering Emily, the unmarried, eldest daughter of former Halifax grocer David Pickles and his wife Mary, who died on this day in 1884 at the age of thirty-five.

Good morning from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery. Image of a cat relaxing on a gravestone taken in April 2026. Happy #Caturday 🐈

Good morning from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery.

Good morning from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery.

Good morning from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery.

🪦 #31DaysOfGraves — Day 13: Unusual Tom George Johnson was the first General Secretary of the Australian Institute of Marine Engineers. He founded its New Zealand branch in 1880 and advocated for better qualifications, wages, and conditions for Marine Engineers. 📍 Toowong Cemetery 🦘 fotc.au

'She was affections sweetest child, so lovely, peaceful, meek, and mild, from all her cares she is now at rest, and sweetly sleeps in Jesus breast.' Remembering Emily Jane, daughter of George and Mary Jane Hanson, of Halifax, who died 25th November 1853, aged 1 year and 10 months.

Good afternoon from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery.

Good morning from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery.

🪦 #31DaysOfGraves — Day 12: Ordinary Catherine Greasley was a remarkable woman who raised her children from 2 marriages, her stepchildren, and her grandchildren. She is memorialised in "Extraordinary lives of Ordinary People" published by Friends of Toowong Cemetery. www.fotc.au/research/cat...

Photographs from a walk round Lister Lane Cemetery this morning. Lovely in the autumn sunshine.

Good morning from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery.

🪦 #31DaysOfGraves — Day 11: Humorous This is one of my favourite #CelebrityHeadstones 😃 📍 Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 🦘 fotc.au

🦇 Would your place of worship benefit from a small grant to help manage bat roost-related issues? Living Alongside Bats in Churches Grant applications are open and will close at 10am, 26 October. More information: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/bui...

#31DaysOfGraves Day 10: Missing Stone figure with missing head on grave monument at Lister Lane Cemetery.

Good morning from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery.

Only a handful of fly agaric spotted in the cemetery this year, and not the best specimens. #FungiFriday 🍄

#31DaysOfGraves Day 9: Lettering Lovely lettering on these Midgley/Fleming monuments at Lister Lane Cemetery.

Good morning from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery. More of the lovely michaelmas daisies in bloom at the cemetery. #FridayFlowers

Remembering former Halifax stonemason Joseph Hesselden, who died on this day in 1870 at the age of 41.

#31DaysOfGraves Day 8: Animal Cat resting on headstone at Lister Lane Cemetery. 🐈

Good morning from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery.

Good morning from theFriends of Lister Lane Cemetery. #RoseWednesday

🪦 #31DaysOfGraves — Day 7: Home Here lies a Scottish soldier that died far from home. Robert Higgison (1895–1925) still remembered by his family 100 years on. 📍 Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 🦘 fotc.au

Remembering Mary Ann Tyas, who died on this day in 1888 at the age of 55. Buried with her uncle and aunt, George and Elizabeth Tyas.

#31DaysOfGraves Day 5: Weather Frosty weather at Lister Lane Cemetery in December 2023. Frost covered grass and ice crystals on the gravestone.

Good morning from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery.

Great to see a horse drawn hearse making its way along the main carriage way at Lister Lane Cemetery today.

#31DaysOfGraves Day 5: Vehicle A link to vehicle. The headstone at Lister Lane Cemetery marking the burial place of Nicholas Howell, of Halifax, who died 14th December 1853, aged 43 years. His occupation of 'Cab Proprietor' was included in his commemoration on the stone.

Good morning from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery.