Blackburn Cemetery
Blackburn Cemetery, sometimes known as Blackburn Old Cemetery, is a public cemetery in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire which lies on Whalley New Road with views over the town. It opened on 1st July 1857.[1]
Notable interments[]
- John Lewis (1855-1926) - football referee and founder of Blackburn Rovers[1]
- Fergus Suter (1857-1916) - Arguably the first recognised professional footballer[2]
- James Dixon (1855-1936) - philanthropist, known as "The Blackburn Samaritan", he founded the Ragged School and the orphanage at Wilpshire[1]
- James Pitts VC (1877-1955) - Victoria Cross recipient, a hero of the Siege of Ladysmith in the Boer War[1]
- Frederick Kempster, the "English Giant" or "Blackburn Giant" (1889-1918) - over 7 feet tall and worked in showbusiness as a "giant"[1]
- Thomas Thwaites (c. 1809–1871) - owner of Thwaites Brewery[1]
- Elizabeth Ann Lewis (1849-1924) - celebrated as the "Temperance Queen" or "Drunkard's Friend"[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Remarkable Burials at Blackburn Old Cemetery". Emma Jolly. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "History of Football - The Global Growth". FIFA Official Website. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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Coordinates: 53°46′00″N 2°28′14″W / 53.76667°N 2.47056°W
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