Peter Wright gave a very interesting talk to The March Society on the history and stories of March’s Station Road cemetery.
Peter has researched the lives of many of the deceased and gave brief verbal biographies about some of them.
The cemetery was opened by the Bishop of Ely in 1867 before the building of neighbouring St John’s church. The first burial was in 1870.
Many of the graves are those of railway workers. In the late 19th century and early 20th century these workers received accidental and sometimes fatal injuries whilst working on the rail lines.
The accidents were caused by contact with train engines, tenders or wagons.
Many prominent March residents were buried in the cemetery. These include a former chairman of March Urban District Council, business owners, farmers and landlords.
Many of the burial plots are marked with substantial headstones – a few are monumental.
The cemetery is now closed and parts have become overgrown.
The next meeting of The March Society will be a talk by Andrew Callaghan on ‘Fenland Orchard Project’ to build a community orchard, at 7pm in March Library on Wednesday April 17.
Come along for an interesting talk, refreshments and latest March news.
All welcome. Members £2, visitors £3.
Visit themarchsociety.chessck.co.uk
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