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Memorial to Edward Ormerod in Atherton, England

Summary by Atlas Obscura
Tucked away in small local cemetery in the town of Atherton, Greater Manchester in the UK, is the gravestone of several members of the Ormerod family. At the foot of it is a smaller memorial stone with a unique carving found on no other grave marker. It shows a detailed depiction of the invention of Edward Ormerod. Edward Ormerod was a mining engineer who worked at the Gibfield Colliery in Atherton in the 19th century. The town was located on th…

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Atlas Obscura broke the news in on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
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