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exacerbated by lead theft from the valleys in the roof. Take a stroll around the old graves and read the head stones some of them make fascinating reading, some very sad. Also be very careful, you will find a lot of head stones laid down this is because they have become unstable in the 100 or so years they have been there, also respect the graves, keep pets on a lead whilst in the cemetery, dotted around the cemetery are bins for you to put your pets waste in. At the bottom of the cemetery to the right of the bottom entrance near the Lodge is still an active burial ground for residents who have past.
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The 19th century saw a huge cemetery building programme in response to population growth and an increase in the demands of non-Anglican denominations. The majority were laid out on a garden plan with a cemetery chapel at their heart, and these (like Spital Church and Chapel) were divided to provide
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The church and chapel are Grade II listed, but are no longer used for burial services. The chapel has two attractive spires, one in the form of an obelisk and the other a broach spire above the entrance porch. It is in a poor state of repair with deteriorating masonry and water penetration
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31:, England. It is situated towards the east of Chesterfield town centre. The main road here is Spital Lane. With new estates being built, businesses include the Co-op, formerly the Spital Pub and Willbond(formally, Spital Tile Co.). Spital also has 2
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