Extension to Weaste Cemetery Salford

The original 8.5 ha site, opened in 1857 was extended by a further 7ha in 1887 by Arthur Jacob, with planting by Henry Moore, head gardener at Peel Park. Henry Moore was also responsible for the laying out of Seedley Park and had previously been in service with Lord Derby at Alderley Edge, a market gardener in Kent, and had superintended the layout of the Botanical Gardens at Sale. [Manchester Guardian 19 May 1888 page 8]

During the year the Salford Cemetery has been considerably enlarged. It was opened on the 1st of September, 1857, its area being 21 acres. In the year 1871, the Burial Board Committee purchased 10 additional acres of land on the north side, and three years later they acquired a further plot of six and three-quarter acres. In 1886 necessity compelled the committee to make preparations for utilising their purchase. Mr. Arthur Jacob, the Borough Engineer, prepared the designs, and superintended the carrying out of the work, great improvement has effected in the approach to the cemetery along Cemetery-road. Its level has been lowered five feet. and an awkward rise thus removed. By a fortunate arrangement with Colonel Clowes, the vendor, the committee were enabled to enclose by a dwarf wall and handsome railings two strips of land 5 feet wide each side the road, and to lay them out with plants, trees, and shrubs. Just inside the cemetery gates, the registrar's house and the boardroom and office have been erected, on opposite sides of the footway. The buildings are of stone, of the early English style of architecture, treated in a free manner, and adapted to the requirements of 19th century buildings. The main approach to the chapel bisects the extension, and each half is subdivided by cross walks into four square plots. Emphasising the intersection of the walks is a circular bed of ornamental plants and flowers. The portion allotted to the Church of England comprises six acres of land, two plots lying to the east and two to the west of the main drive. The Nonconformist section extends over four acres and consists of two large plots on the west side. Already the added portion has a settled appearance, due chiefly to the fact that Mr. Moore, the head gardener of the Corporation, has transplanted a number of old trees into the new portion. [Manchester Courier 24 December 1888 page 8]

Reference    Manchester Guardian 19 May 1888 page 8
Reference    Manchester Courier 24 December 1888 page 8
Reference    Register of Parks & Gardens

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