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Barnes Old Cemetery: an abandoned graveyard being reclaimed by nature

August 15, 2014February 4, 2019 / Caroline / 36 Comments

Barnes Old Cemetery is elusive.  There’s not much information about it to be found online, and it hides amongst the trees close to the tennis courts on Rocks Lane – most people using the courts or passing in the car or on the bus probably have no idea that it’s there.

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