Hi - I’m trying to locate some ancestors who were connected with Brampton Congregational Church and also Loxley Congregational Chapel. I believe that they were interred in Loxley Congregational Chapel burial ground in November 1923.
I’d really like to come and visit the grave at Loxley and would appreciate any help in locating whereabouts it is in Sheffield.
Many thanks in advance

I think you're probably referring to the independant Loxley Chapel. If so please find this (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=430750&Y=390000&width=700&height=400&gride=430680&gridn=390076&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=pc&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=S66RH&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=0&scale=5000&left.x=5&left.y=144) showing the approximate location. On Loxley Road travelling from Hillsborough towards Bradfield you will pass the Admiral Rodney pub on the right, a little after this you will pass Long Lane and a Garden Centre also on the right. There is then a turning on the right through some gates at the side of a house called 'The Manse', at the top of the drive is Loxley Chapel. The Chapel is no longer in use and is boarded up, the graveyard is extremely overgrown but if you look long and hard I'm sure you'll find the resting place of your relatives.

sanman - many thanks for your help, it's much appreciated

Charlieh

A different map for you here (http://http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=430442&y=390477&z=1&sv=430250,390250&st=4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf)

The arrow marks the entrance to the burial ground. As sanman says it is extremely overgrown (I talk from experience). Try tp pick a nice day as the site is very exposed, sturdy footwear and a machette might help too. Good luck




For the some reason the links stopped working, try this: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=430442&y=390477&z=1&sv=430250,390250&st=4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

My advice would be to ignore the arrow on the map from Pietro, he is correct in saying that it shows the entrance to the burial ground but this is to the more recent internments. You would be far better walking up the drive by the 'Manse' as I have suggested, this will lead you to the Chapel and the older graves. Good Luck, the chapel is a beautiful building and its a great pity that it isn't being put to better use.

Ignore my previous post.

Sanman you're right, what a great building in such a tranquil spot. Never been in that part of the graveyard before, spent a good hour this morning traipsing around, I was expecting a tiny chapel not the huge building that I found amongst the trees. Seems such a shame in its present condition.

Charlieh, update on the requirements, make that 2 machettes and a chainsaw and possibly an indian guide if you can find one. If you're thinking of paying a visit to look for long lost relatives, it might be agood idea to try to find the burial records for the graveyard, it really is that overgrown.

Need proof.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/wharncliffe/loxley001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/wharncliffe/loxley005.jpg

Pietro

It is a fantastic building and I beleive was the largest independant Chapel in England for a while. Some of the victims from the Sheffield Flood are buried here. Its a real pity that the building isn't being used as a community building and the graveyard well kept.

Sanman, Pietro
Thanks to both of you for your help. I'm just going to sharpen the chainsaw as I can see it's going to be needed.......
I'm hoping to get there within the next month, so fingers crossed I'll be able to find the grave - I'll let you know the outcome.

You can find a a rough plan of the Loxley graveyard here (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~engsheffield/photos/cems/planloxley.htm).

Copies of the burial registers are held by Sheffield Archives. They are on microfilm I think. According to the recently published 'Small Guide to Nonconformist and Roman Catholic Churhces in Sheffield' (SDFHS), they also have indexes to these registers.

I haven't visited the chapel or used the registers so I don't know if the burial entries include useful grave references, but it sounds as though it might be a good idea to check them out.

Hugh