Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Layton Jewish Cemetery

I am sticking these pictures and information in the Roads and artifacts blog. Maybe the Memorials blog could be the right place.... buts it's kind of abandoned - run down and sort of desolate. Many cemeteries of all creeds are. I believe that there is an ex-serviceman in here but I never found him.
Next to Layton Institute - will it be flattened? - will it be saved? is the Jewish cemetery. I went school in a half Jewish area in Manchester so met many Jews and remained friendly for many years - at least until I moved to the Fylde. Certainly Carleton has many Jewish graves now. No idea when the last internment was - More research needed especially on Samuel Comor and perhaps the Jewish community.
There is a memorial in the synagogue.

ERECTED BY THE BLACKPOOL HEBREW CONGREGATION
THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED
TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE
SAMUEL HENRY COMOR
1927 5687

View from the gate on Westcliffe Drive. The large red building on the right is Layton Institute.
Amazingly popular in its heyday

The institute behind the gravestones

At the bottom of the path, looking towards the left.

Looking back towards the left

Wider angle view of the above picture

Looking straight back up the path

To the left. The Institute is on the far left.
A bit more telephoto to this shot

Looking from the bottom corner towards the institute.





Leaving the cemetery. This building may have a name.
It does not seem large enough to hold a large ceremony,
perhaps it serves a similar purpose to a lych gate that a traditional Christian burial would have.




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