Walk towards the bottom of Rawtenstall Cemetery and you may well see the grave of William Arthur Love.

The inscription reads:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

WILLIAM ARTHUR LOVE

THE FIRST & MUCH RESPECTED

MANAGER OF THE ROSSENDALE

VALLEY TRAMWAYS COMPANY

WHO WAS KILLED AT THE POST

OF DUTY

THROUGH ACCIDENT

ON 11TH JANUARY 1895

IN THE 31ST YEAR OF HIS AGE.

What was the story behind that I wonder.  If anyone has the time to research it, we’d love to know more.