Deane Road Cemetery, Liverpool

 

 
 
Home

History

 Photos Maps Biographies The Register
Plans Funding Publicity The Team Links Contact Us
 
 

PHOTOS PAGE 2: 6 APRIL 2005
 
The following photos were taken by me, on my first visit to the cemetery, on 6 April 2005, after much of the foliage had been cleared and the Japanese knotweed treated on several occasions:
 
   

Photo 02-01

 

  
 
Photo of site of ohel (prayer hall) at cemetery
 
     
 

The site of the ohel (prayer hall)

  
     
   

Photo 02-02

 		  
 
Photo of large pile of refuse in corner of cemetery
 
     
 

The cemetery was used as a fly-tip by local residents

  
     
 
   

Photo 02-03

 		  
 
Photo of fallen tombstone with moss and plants growing around it
 
     
 

Some tombstones had been fallen for a long time,

with untold damage to the inscription on the face

and to the overall structure of the grave itself

 

 This is the tombstone of Mary Stern.

See my excavation of it here

 

 

  
     
   

Photo 02-04

 		  
 
Photo of clearer section of cemetery
 
     

This was one of the areas in better condition!
     
 
   

Photo 02-05

 		  
 
Photo of tombstones covered in ivy and standing in a sea of brambles
 
     
 

In the centre of the cemetery, the majority of the tombstones were completely covered in ivy, and you

walked on a high bed of brambles and dead foliage

  
     
   

Photo 02-06

 		  
 
Photo of Ruth Webster standing next to huge pile of dead knotweed
 
     
 

One corner of the cemetery had been used to store some

of the dead Japanese knotweed, before it was destroyed.

Ruth posed here to show the relative size of the pile!

  
     
 
   

Photo 02-07

 		  
 
Photo of apparent jungle in worst section of cemetery
 
     
 

In one large and completely inaccessible area,

which I dubbed "the jungle", the foliage had grown

well above head height...

  
     
   

Photo 02-08

 		  
 
Photo of view looking back up path towards clearer section of cemetery
 
     
 

...but this photo is taken from almost the same position, looking back towards the clearer area near the entrance

 

  
     
 

These photos show some of the main problems contained within the cemetery, such as the infestations of Japanese knotweed and ivy, damage to the boundary wall, misuse by local residents, and shear volume of foliage. The last two photos show how widely the conditions change within a few metres, from dense, impassable jungle to relative open air.
 
Go back and see Photos Page 1 Move on to Photos Page 3
 

Or go back to the Photos homepage
 

To donate to the restoration project via PayPal, click here. This will take you to the Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation donations page, through which you can donate to the Project. Please specify that your donation is for Deane Road Cemetery only.

 

To donate by post, please make cheques or postal orders (in Pounds Sterling only) payable to LOHC Deane Road A/C and send them to: The Secretary, Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation, Synagogue Chambers, Princes Road, Liverpool, L8 1TG.

 

We would be grateful if UK taxpayers wishing to donate to the cemetery would fill in this Gift Aid form, in order that the congregation can claim a further 28% of your donation from the Inland Revenue, at no extra cost to yourself. Simply print out the form, fill it in and either post it to the address above or scan it and e-mail it to us at the e-mail address below.
 

Any enquiries should be directed to the webmaster at info@deaneroadcemetery.com.

This page was last updated 26 August 2008 14:27.