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            Derelict, Abandoned Peel Chapel.

Peel Mortuary and Chapel, Overton, North Wales.

Peel Mortuary and Chapel Coordinates....52.96901° N, -2.935075° E

The Peel Mortuary Chapel and Cemetery in Overton on Dee

The Sad Story is that Edmund Peel aged 24 bought Bryn y Pys in 1848,married Anna Maria Lethbridge in 1854 and she died in 1860. She was initially buried in Overton Church graveyard before the Bishop gave permission for her to be moved to the new site.

His grief in losing his young wife resulted in his building of the mortuary chapel and cemetery, consecrated in June 1872 which was then given to the parishioners of Overton. This grief, however, may have been only part of the overall picture if we look at the context of Victorian history.

 The reality was that at this time  they could not cope with the huge demand for burial space, with a rising population due to the growing industrialisation , mining and railways, creating conditions where social amenities could not keep pace. In 1850 Clarke’s Public Health Enquiry put  the death rate in Wrexham at  29 people /1000 (  the average of the day was 18/1000)This figure fell to 11/1000 in 1957 after the formation of Wrexham Council and the sanitation works undertaken.

It was a time of poor sanitation and cholera scares, ( John Snow discovered that cholera was transmitted by water in 1855).

There were several burial acts from 1852-1885 which were to regulate burial grounds and protect them from grave robbers for loot and medical science, and to prevent them being reused too quickly.

Edmund Peel’s building of the chapel and cemetery was therefore responding to a real need for the whole village population.

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Taken in: UK / Wales / Overton / Overton (show map)

Taken on: April 17, 2021

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Camera: Nikon D7200, f/7.1, 1/2000 sec, 10mm (=15mm), ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

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