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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park
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A long term project to engage the community and sensitively conserve the previously neglected Victorian Wardsend Cemetery, on the banks of the River Don.
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 1d
Between River and Railway: Wardsend Cemetery

A talk by @winterroom.bsky.social

Date: 15 oct • 19:00

Location: Randall Street Makerspace lecture room, Highfield, S2 4SJ

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winterroom @winterroom.bsky.social · 4d
#31DaysofGraves ( #Bird )
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( #Sheffield )

I didn't notice the robin as I took this.

I fear Tom Wharton would't be happy about the state of his beloved 'Owls' at the moment.

Sheffield Wednesday fans raised money to install this gravestone in 2020.
A modern black gravestone bearing the crest of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club (which features an owl). A robin is perched on the corner of the base.
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winterroom @winterroom.bsky.social · 4d
#31DaysofGraves (languages)

@wardsendcemetery.bsky.social ( #Sheffield ) has fewer use of other languages than many sites in the city. This example of Latin (Resurgam = I will rise again) is an exception. It's an apt declaration of faith for a scripture reader who died in church during a service
Two images. 1. A newspaper cutting with a photograph of a young man wearing a surplice and holding a book (perhaps a prayer book or a bible). 2. A grey gravestone in the form of a cross, listing details of the Goddard family. A gravestone in the form of a cross with other graves and trees behind. The ground is covered in dead leaves.
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 5d
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A big thank you to everyone who came to Wardsend last Sunday to join us in remembering the eight children, four of whom are buried in Wardsend Cemetery, who were killed in the Matthew Street Disaster of 1886.
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 5d
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We are also very grateful to By the Book for the white roses they brought to lay on the unmarked graves of the four children buried in the cemetery.

Special thank you to our brilliant Secretary Frankie Keane who put the event together.
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 5d
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Thanks to By the Book for a moving performance of Alice Collins' Children of Furnace Park. Special mention to Victoria whose performance was particularly poignant as she portrayed the world of the children at play, their tragic deaths and the laying of a single white rose for each of them.
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 5d
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A big thank you to everyone who came to Wardsend last Sunday to join us in remembering the eight children, four of whom are buried in Wardsend Cemetery, who were killed in the Matthew Street Disaster of 1886.
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 9d
Good morning from Sheffield 🌄
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 10d
We’re open!

Remembering the 8 children killed in the Matthew Street Disaster of 1886, four of whom are buried at Wardsend Cemetery.

The performance of ‘The Children of Furnace Park’ will be taking place at 2:30 on the old chapel site.
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 11d
Today

Matthew Street Disaster Memorial Event

SUNDAY 28th September
From 12:00-3:30pm

The event will also feature a performance of ‘The Children of Furnace Park’, a piece dedicated to the Matthews Street Disaster, written by Alice Collins, at 2:30pm on the Chapel Ground.
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 11d
Please keep an eye on our What's On page on our website.

Next up is tomorrow's Matthew Street Disaster Memorial Event.

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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 11d
Please bear in mind that the Sheffield 10k is tomorrow, so there may be some travel disruptions.

Our secretary, Frankie, will be on BBC Radio Sheffield tomorrow morning talking about the event and our plans if you're interested in tuning in.

Hopefully see you tomorrow!
THE MATTHEW STREET DISASTER MEMORIAL EVENT Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park Sunday 28th September, 12:00-3:30pm Club Mill Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 2ET Performance of "The Children of Furnace Park', written by Alice Collins and performed by 'By The Book', at 2:30pm on the old Chapel ground. Learn about the disaster and inquest, and the impact of working-class community and poverty on responses to disasters in our area. Visit the sites of four children buried in Wardsend and uncover more about their lives. Watch a performance of a piece dedicated to the disaster, written by Allice Collins.
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 15d
Matthew Street Disaster Memorial Event - THIS SUNDAY 12:00-3:30pm

The graves of four children killed, buried at Wardsend, have for the first time been made visible and will be marked for the occasion. We hope for this event to be the start of a wider project to mark these graves more permanently.
THE MATTHEW STREET DISASTER MEMORIAL EVENT Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park Sunday 28th September, 12:00-3:30pm Club Mill Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 2ET Performance of "The Children of Furnace Park', written by Alice Collins and performed by 'By The Book', at 2:30pm on the old Chapel ground. Learn about the disaster and inquest, and the impact of working-class community and poverty on responses to disasters in our area. Visit the sites of four children buried in Wardsend and uncover more about their lives. Watch a performance of a piece dedicated to the disaster, written by Alice Collins.
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 15d
Matthew Street Disaster Memorial Event - THIS SUNDAY 12:00-3:30pm

The graves of four children killed, buried at Wardsend, have for the first time been made visible and will be marked for the occasion. We hope for this event to be the start of a wider project to mark these graves more permanently.
THE MATTHEW STREET DISASTER MEMORIAL EVENT Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park Sunday 28th September, 12:00-3:30pm Club Mill Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 2ET Performance of "The Children of Furnace Park', written by Alice Collins and performed by 'By The Book', at 2:30pm on the old Chapel ground. Learn about the disaster and inquest, and the impact of working-class community and poverty on responses to disasters in our area. Visit the sites of four children buried in Wardsend and uncover more about their lives. Watch a performance of a piece dedicated to the disaster, written by Alice Collins.
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David Bocking @bbobillsmothers.bsky.social · 17d
Today’s post for #Sheffield #TheOutdoorCity - open.substack.com/pub/abitblac...
Sunday at Bill's Mother's: 21st Sept 2025
Strange birds. Muddy Mother. Estonian easements. Street poison.
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 19d
Matthew Street Disaster Memorial Event. Sunday 28th September 12pm-3:30pm
Wardsend Cemetery

Join us for a memorial event to honour the lives of the children, their families, and the often forgotten deaths of working-class people in our area during a celebrated period of industrial progress.
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 19d
Join us for our next bird survey on Monday 22nd September.
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Bird and Butterfly Surveys 2025
Bird Surveys Join Sally Hyslop, Community Engagement Officer, Don Catchment Rivers Trust between 10am and 12pm to take part in a bird survey at Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park. See a list of dates …
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 21d
28th September at Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park
12.00pm - 3.30pm
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 21d
28th September at Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park
12.00pm - 3.30pm
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 21d
Good morning from Sheffield 🌄
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 24d
A big thank you to everyone who came along to our Heritage Open Day Event at Wardsend yesterday, also to @winterroom.bsky.social for leading the tour, Frankie for organising and Lynne and Malc for all their help.
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 24d
A big thank you to everyone who came along to our Heritage Open Day Event at Wardsend yesterday, also to @winterroom.bsky.social for leading the tour, Frankie for organising and Lynne and Malc for all their help.
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 25d
Tomorrow
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 25d
With Ranger Ryan on his jollies and the North Sheffield Conservation Group helping out elsewhere there was just the four of us at our volunteer session this morning but we got plenty done.
A big thank you to Lynne, Judith and Malc for their hard work and excellent company in our beautiful cemetery.
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Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social · 27d
THIS SATURDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER

No ranger this week so please bring your own tools e.g. secateurs, loppers, shears.

Please bring your own gloves and wear sturdy footwear and clothing appropriate for the weather conditions.

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Ranger-led Conservation sessions
Why not join us on a ranger-led conservation session? Everybody welcome, no experience needed. Get involved in a range of tasks supporting the nature and protecting the heritage at Wardsend Cemeter…
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