Sometimes a development in an area can spark growth in other directions.
Lawnswood, north west of Leeds city centre, is an example, as it expanded alongside the opening of the cemetery in 1876. The massive population increase in Leeds by the early 19th century caused a number of problems. Lack of space to bury the dead was one instance and upsetting stories were heard about the scandalous practices at Leeds parish churchyard.
The monument cost around £1,000 and thousands of people had blocked the cemetery each Sunday to view it. A spectacular memorial to businessman, Sam Wilson was erected at Lawnswood following his death in December 1918. The work was by E. Caldwell Spruce and one section shows a bronze angel holding a torch aloft mounted on top of a marble plinth. In the 1930s there was much building activity in the Lawnswood area.
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