Summary
Richard Smith remembers August 7, 2003, as if it was yesterday.
It was one of the best days of his life - the day Arnos Vale Cemetery came into public ownership, beyond the reach of developers and saved for the people of Bristol.See the full content of this document
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The Man Who Saved Cemetery From Ruin
"I'd been fighting for this for 12 years. It was a dream come true," said Richard, now 62.
Around 250,000 bodies lie in the site's 40,000 graves off the A4 Bath Road.The great social reformers George Muller, Mary Carpenter and Raja Rammohun Roy are here, all buried in the Arcadian Garden.In the west corner of the 4...See the full content of this document
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