The division of the cemetery
Although there was a
shared chapel the layout of the grave was in difference classes
(1st, 2nd & 3rd) and also different denominations - Church of
England, Non-conformist and Roman Catholic.
This followed the same
system as Hartshill and Hanley cemeteries.
![](burslem_cemetery/map_division.jpg)
1900
OS map
this map shows religious division of the cemetery layout
Andrew Dobraszczyc's notes
![Graves in the Catholic area of the cemetery](burslem_cemetery/catholic.jpg)
Graves in the 1st class Catholic area of the cemetery
![Graves in the 1st class Church of England area of the cemetery](burslem_cemetery/coe_first.jpg)
Graves in the 1st class Church of England area of the cemetery
![Graves in the 1st class non-conformist area of the cemetery](burslem_cemetery/non_con_first.jpg)
Graves in the 1st class non-conformist area of the cemetery
![Graves in the 3rd class non-conformist area of the cemetery](burslem_cemetery/non_con_third.jpg)
Graves in the 3rd class non-conformist area of the cemetery
in the background is the now grassed over spoil
tip of Sneyd Colliery
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