St Luke's Church, Cradley Heath

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St Luke's Church, Cradley Heath

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Not sure if everyone is aware, but have just read in the local newspaper that St Luke's is due to be demolished.
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Oh no! Benny Fiddler's buried there! :(
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Just the church not the graveyard :wink: http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015 ... -are-made/
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Re: St Luke's Church, Cradley Heath

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Real shame but it is in a dreadful state

loads of mine are buried there too.....but the gravestones have gone of theirs or been
vandalised.

:(


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Re: St Luke's Church, Cradley Heath

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I read it on FB . Such a shame , what will they do with all the graves ? So Sad
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dudleytaylor wrote:I read it on FB . Such a shame , what will they do with all the graves ? So Sad



eventually like most place they will be cleared and it will become a green space
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peterd wrote:
dudleytaylor wrote:I read it on FB . Such a shame , what will they do with all the graves ? So Sad



eventually like most place they will be cleared and it will become a green space


Surely not? It's their final resting place so surely they can't do that? :shock:
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Re: St Luke's Church, Cradley Heath

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I been to quite a few that have only a couple of headstone in and there too large to move
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