Originally Posted by
Jona76
I'm quite sure that I read (possibly Slemen) that the graves were transfared from St John's Church to the site in Old Swan.
St John's was behind St George's Hall and would have been the correct location for the buriel's to be removed.
You would need to look in to the erection of St George's Hall from early pictures and see whether there were any 'extra buildings' covering the graveyard so they were removed.
See my last post (with the map).
St John's Graveyard was on the other side of St John's Church from where St George's Hall was built.
St John's Church closed in 1898.
The graveyard was converted into St John's Gardens, which opened in 1904, and I believe that the graves are still there.
The foundation stone of St George's Hall was laid in 1838, and the building was completed in 1854.
Some of the coffins in Old Swan were dated 1859, so there is no way they came from the site of St George's Hall.
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I must admit I haven't read many of Slemen's books, but he doesn't seem to know his history.
I still think Old Swan was a burial ground for plague victims.
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