Joseph Chamberlain's Funeral at Key Hill

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Date:6th of July 1914

Description:The graveside service for the late Joseph Chamberlain who had been Lord Mayor and MP for Birmingham, and contributed so much to the development of the city.

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Joseph Chamberlain's Funeral at Key Hill Cemetery

This exhibition contains previously unpublished images. They were not professionally taken and are the ...

The graveside service

Only the immediate family were present for the graveside service.

End of the service

This image was taken near to the end of the service. Austen and Neville Chamberlain are to the right ...

Last moments

The funeral is breaking up in this image as people start to leave.

Sealing the grave

Only the two gravediggers remain now, presumably about to start on sealing the plot.

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Key Hill Cemetery Cemeteries, Parks and Gardens 1914 - 1919 (World War I)

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Image courtesy of: Birmingham Libraries

Donor ref:LSH- General Cemetery Photographs BCOL (66/9105)

Source: Birmingham Libraries , Woodview Primary School

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