2016

NZ2364 : Westgate Hill Cemetery

taken 8 years ago, near to Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

This is 1 of 3 images, with title Westgate Hill Cemetery in this square
Westgate Hill Cemetery
Westgate Hill Cemetery
View towards the flats on Westgate Road: Vallum Court (left) and Westgate Court (centre). The third block of flats off screen to the right is Todd's Nook.
Westgate Hill Cemetery

Westgate Hill Cemetery is one of the earliest C19th cemeteries in the country and the earliest in the North-East (1829). It is Grade II listed in the English Heritage Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The cemetery was designed by architect John Green and was 'laid out in an ornamental manner' together with a lodge and chapel. The last burial took place in 1957 and the chapel was demolished in 1970. In the early 1990s the cemetery was acquired by Newcastle City Council. The entrance gates and boundary railings no longer remain and the cemetery is managed as an informal open space. Recent years have seen neglect, significant deterioration and damage to the surviving monuments. These include 15 casualties of the First World War, the location recognised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission plaque at the entrance.
As the final caption of the video on the Tyneside Silent Cities says: Is this how we show respect for our dead?
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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Westgate Hill Cemetery [14] · Vallum Court [9] · Todd's Nook Flats [8] Title Clusters: · Westgate Hill Cemetery [3] ·
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NZ2364, 312 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 27 January, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 28 January, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2365 6416 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.2901N 1:37.9254W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 23660 64149
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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