The Funeral of Edward Carpenter (1844 - 1929) Guildford 2nd July 1929
Jack1956 - Own work Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons. (Original text: Photograph taken at the Mount Cemetery)
Edward Carpenter 1905
The life and achievements of Edward Carpenter are well documented on-line and in print but I came across this report in the Manchester Guardian dated Monday 2nd July 1929. It was written by H .W. Nevison who attended Edward's funeral.
Note
In a letter to the Sheffield Independent on the 25th May 1889 Edward called Sheffield the laughing-stock of the civilized world and said that the giant thick cloud of smog rising out of Sheffield was like the smoke arising from Judgment Day, and that it was the altar on which the lives of many thousands would be sacrificed. He said that 100,000 adults and children were struggling to find sunlight and air, enduring miserable lives, unable to breathe and dying of related illnesses.
Sources
The Manchester Guardian 2nd July 1929
Sheffield Independent 25th May 1889
Ancestry - UK Census
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