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Consecration dispute over chapels at Burslem cemetery sparks clash
The article outlines a heated conflict involving a bishop and Rev Sir Lovelace Stamer over placing a chapel in Burslem cemetery. Town Council favors one shared shelter, while the bishop demands strict law and proposes a two‑section or no chapel, highlighting tensions between church and dissenters and urging equal burial rights regardless of faith.
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Lovelace Stamer
Burelem
Sir Lovelace
Burslem