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Comment by salfordlad48 ( member )  24th December 2009 I owned the butchers shop at Barton upon Irwell ( BARTON MEATS ), I remember the church and graveyard in the 70s, nice and peacefull, as was the whole area. On my last visit to Barton ( I now have retired to Cornwall ) I was most upset to see what had happened to the area, it has changed beyond recognition, and not for the better in my oppinion. The developer should be held to account for not doing as he should have and the councilors should be ashamed for letting it happen, all residents should make a stand on behalf of the people who are now lying in desocrated graves. Would YOU like it to be you ?. Alan Ratcliffe.

Comment by Tony Flynn ( member )  9th December 2009 Anne, Glad that you enjoyed the article, to view the video you can click onto the link below the video. You can contact me for further information about the Wesleyan Chapel at newsdesk@salfordonline.com Glad that you are enjoying the videos, have you had a look at the other one's?.

Comment by Guest  8th December 2009 I too have relatives buried in the graveyard, I have found some of the records, but would like a more detailed list of information, do you have the information available to look at? My grandparents were both wesleyan methodists in the barton area, I would love to make contact - can't view the video, but can hear it! Anne Alderman

Comment by Guest  26th September 2009 Have read about this outrage on The Salford Council Forum page, well done to everyone at SalfordOnline for bringing this to our attention. This is shocking behaviour by the developer who should be thouroughly ashamed of himself, but I doubt that he is, congratulations to Tony Flynn and Eric Heaton for all their good work in bringing this issue into the open, I look forward to future developments. Exiled Salfordian.

Comment by buttons ( member )  20th September 2009 well i would have loved to have seen this vidio.Iv'e clicked but nothing,zilch, zero. Whats going on

Comment by Guest  19th September 2009 Thanks so much for making this video. I've only recently found out that my relatives were Wesleyan Methodists and are buried in this graveyard. I had assumed that the whole graveyard had been grassed over when the new buildings were built so now I've got some investigating to do! Sue Smith.

Comment by Guest  16th September 2009 Thanks for your kind words Jane, much appreciated. We intend to do a follow up to this story with hopefully interviews with Councillors from the Barton area and Les Hampson. We have tried to contact them and have left messages for them but at this moment no one has contacted us yet, so as they say, keep watching this space.

Comment by enrybcreations ( member )  16th September 2009 Congratulations to Tony Flynn for a great video on this subject. Many thanks also go Eric Heaton who has been a great help to me regarding my relatives that are buried in this cemetery. I live in New Zealand and in 2002 I visited the UK and came to Eccles to visit this graveyard, Eric went out of his way to meet me and help me locate my family. My ancestors have lived in Eccles, in and around Church Street, since the early 1800's until my Dad left in 1916 to go and live in Birkenhead. On behalf of all genealogists keep up the good work as I don't know what we would do without people like you. Jane from New Zealand

Comment by Guest  2nd September 2009 A great story and what a marvellous job Mr Heaton has done in researching and cataloguing the memorial stones. If the missing gravestones have been sold for architectural reclaimation surely somebody, presumably Mr Hampson is accountable for this?. Congratulations to everyone involved in this fascinating story.

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