From Deceased Online (
www.deceasedonline.com):
Additional Cremation Records from Wakefield now available on Deceased Online
Additional records for both crematoria in Wakefield, the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, have just been published on www.deceasedonline.com.
Pontefract Crematorium was opened in Pontefract in 1959, and Wakefield Crematorium in Crigglestone followed soon after in 1961. Both are situated amid roughly seven acres of beautiful gardens and memorial grounds. The sites feature formal rose beds, a wide variety of trees and shrubs, and large areas of lawn. Smart granite memorial plaques line the Gardens of Remembrance.
Pontefract Crematorium
Wakefield is a city situated in the Wakefield district of West Yorkshire. Wakefield Cathedral is a prominent landmark in the city, and its spire is the tallest in Yorkshire. The Crown Court, Town Hall, and County Hall are all listed buildings, built in the 19th century, and the area also boasts a 19th century railway viaduct consisting of 95 arches, constructed of 800,000,000 bricks. The wider area was used for coal mining, until the last coal mine closed in 2002.
Pontefract Crematorium
People have lived in the area since prehistoric times and an abundance of flint, stone, bronze, and iron tools have been found. The historic town of Wakefield was once part of a large estate owned by Edward the Confessor and then William the Conqueror, and it was still a royal manor by 1086. By 1308, Wakefield had a wool market and by 1470 Flemish cloth weavers had started to settle there, leading Wakefield to become noted for cloth finishing and fabric dyeing by the 16th century. By the early 20th century, Wakefield still kept a noted reputation as a centre for the woollen cloth industry and, today, Wakefield city still has a large textile industry, along with other industries such as food processing, engineering, and metal fabrication. The city is also known for growing winter rhubarb, which thrives in the climate of Yorkshire. Wakefield is the capital of the 'rhubarb triangle', a nine square mile triangle which encompasses Morley and Rothwell, and the city holds an annual Rhubarb Festival in February.
The additional records comprise digital scans of the cremation registers from the opening of each site up to 1982. Cremation records continue as computerised data from there onwards.
As customers will appreciate, cemetery and crematoria staff are currently facing overwhelming challenges and we would politely request customers to refrain from contacting them directly at this time.
Other Wakefield cemeteries live on Deceased Online:
Altofts Cemetery
Alverthorpe Cemetery
Castleford Cemetery
Crigglestone Cemetery
Featherstone Cemetery
Ferrybridge Cemetery
Hemsworth Cemetery
Horbury Cemetery
Knottingley Cemetery
Normanton Lower Cemetery
Normanton Upper Cemetery
Outwood Cemetery
Pontefract Cemetery
Ryhill Cemetery
Sharlston Cemetery
Snydale Cemetery
Stanley Cemetery
Wakefield Cemetery
Whitwood Cemetery
(With thanks to Deceased Online)
Chris
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