Thorpe

As you head down the path, with the church behind you, immediately to your right, down a steep drop lies the grave of Edward Thorpe, with a pair of crossed swords carved on the stone. Edward served in the 7th Dragoon Guards and was a veteran of the Egyptian Campaign of 18 82, taking part in a cavalry attack called the Moonlight Charge. This section was bought, levelled and consecrated about 18 64. Richard Buxton, a third Natualist is found further alogn the same row close to his fellow botanists Percival and Hosrsefield. Richard was a clog maker, born at Sedgeley Hall Farm, and was the author of The Manchester Botanical Guide which he published in 1849.

If you take a slight detour to the left of the pathway, down a small number of steps opposite the grave of Edward Thorpe, you will find the grave of The Manchester Poet Charles Swain. Be very careful of the slippery stones under foot, Charles is found 8 graves along on the right. Return to the sloping pathway and carry on down the path towards the houses on Clough Drive, or turn left, before you enter the trees, if you prefer to stay in the sun!