Abel & Lamb

On your left is the other end of the same row that contained the grave of poet Charles Swain. Enter this row but be very careful of the slippery stones under foot. To the right is a grey obelisk to John Heywood, brother and business partner of Abel Heywood. Both lads were born in Prestwich, they ran a printers in Manchester and Abel was twice Mayor of Manchester, with the bell in Manchester Town hall named after him.

Next to the obelisk is the pink granite tomb to Charles Lamb, cabinet maker. His trade mark flower symbol adorns his tomb as it does his well sought after cabinets.

Turn your back on Lamb and you will see a red Obelisk marking the grave of Lawrence St John Beaufort, the first Post Master of Manchester, who lived at the Roost on Rectory Lane. Head back towards the path and follow it alongside the boundary wall.