I do like a wander around cemeteries. I don't do it that often these days as I don't cycle now and most of my cemetery wanders were when I'd spot one while out riding my bike and stop to have a look around it. I was brought up next to a cemetery, as in you opened our back gate and walked into the cobbled back street to climb over the wall into the cemetery. We as children spent many hours playing (respectably) in there. When I got older I'd jog around the oldest part, nearest to our home. Three laps was approximately one mile, so I'd do 12 laps almost every day for quite a few years. It had a slight hill which I'd run up rather than down to make it more difficult. I never had a traffic problem as well, unlike some joggers I see dodging in and out of traffic when on open roads. Being brought up right next to the cemetery, I've never felt spooked while in there at night time. In fact I was in there in the dark yesterday evening checking on two of my relatives graves. I did get a thought of "heck, i'm the only one in here who's alive, while the hundreds around me are dead", but It didn't bother me. The only ones I fear in there after dark are the ones still living, not knowing what they might be up to! This is the cemetery In question.
https://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/great-harwood-cemetery/
'Great Harwood Cemetery opened in 1887, and has no longer any graves left to purchase.
The cemetery is divided in two, with the original section dating from 1887 to 1949 and the second section opening in January 1950'
The above isn't quite true as There's a grave in the second section, or the new cemetery as it was known, dating back to 1948. I've seen it many times. In fact the next time I'm in I'll take a photo to prove it. I say
@the new cemetery as it was known as a new, new cemetery opened further up the road about 5 years ago when the above cemetery as it states became full. The only not 'occupied' graves in there are those paid for by folk for themselves. So in other words they are spoken for.
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