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FRIENDS OF CATHAYS CEMETERY website
John Farnhill, c/o Bereavement Services,
Thornhill Cemetery, Llanishen, Cardiff CF14
9UA (029 2041 2254) e-mail
Cathays Cemetery, in the heart of Cardiff, is the third largest cemetery in the UK, covering some 110 acres, and is owned and managed by Cardiff City Council.
The cemetery was opened in 1859 when it was designated both as a place of burial and, as space was limited in the Victorian era, as a pleasant environment in which to walk.
The Friends of Cathays Cemetery was founded in autumn 2006, and comprises members from all walks of life and interests, who are all committed to protecting and developing Cathays Cemetery for the future.
Carlisle
FRIENDS
OF ST MICHAEL’S CHURCHYARD, STANWIX
Margaret
Davie, 44 Belah Crescent, Stanwix, Carlisle CA3 9TZ (01228 535790) e-mail The Churchyard is no longer used for burials, and has become an urban wildlife oasis. There are bird nesting boxes, resting places for quiet contemplation, outdoor learning spaces, herb rich grasslands and formal raised flower beds.St Michael's has been awarded a Greenflag for four years in a row.
Cheltenham
THE
FRIENDS OF JENNER GARDENS website
Mike
Rigby, The Bowls Club, The Green, St George’s Square, Cheltenham GL50 3LJ (01242 241279
A group comprising local residents and business people, councillors, members of the Civic Society and the local History Society and Cheltenham Borough Council.
Chesterfield
FRIENDS
OF SPITAL CEMETERY
Adrian
Mather, 27 Alexandra Road East, Spital, Chesterfield S41 0HF (01246 556403) e-mail Situated three quarters of a mile from the town centre, Spital Cemetery was the first public cemetery to be opened in Chesterfield in 1857 to serve the local communities of Chesterfield and Tapton. It provides approximately 10.5 acres of burial space with the greatest number of burials of any of the Council's cemeteries to date. There are two entrances, off the A632 road at Hady Hill.
Coventry
FRIENDS
OF THE LONDON ROAD CEMETERY
Ian
Woolley, 39 Joan Ward Street, Coventry, CV3 5FW
On the 9th October 1845 the Coventry Cemetery Committee
commissioned the assistance of a landscape designer approaching the height of
his career, Joseph Paxton. The councillors were clearly determined to have, at
once, a fine new cemetery and a beautiful park to help secure for Coventry a
reputation as a clean and proper place in which to live and die.
Cowes
FRIENDS OF NORTHWOOD CEMETERY
Jon Matthews, Dove Cottage, 23 St Andrews Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight PO31 7DF (01983 247498) jon@friendsofnorthwoodcemetery.org.uk
Initially land on the western side of Shamblers Copse was purchased from
the Ward Estate. This land covered four acres and created the first 10 plots of
the Cemetery.
The design and planning for
the ‘twin' chapels, a Receptacle House (also known as the ‘Dead House'), a
Porter's Lodge and the general laying out of the Burial Ground was contracted
to Messrs. Mew & Manning.
Darwen
Rosemary
Jackson, 60 East Park Avenue, Darwen, Lancs.
The Friends of Darwen Cemetery (FODC) was set up in 2010 as a voluntary and charitable body to work for the benefit of the town of Darwen.
The group aims to work with the borough council and local agencies to improve the condition of the cemetery.
Doncaster
Friends of Hyde Park Cemetery
Alan
Murray, St James Vicarage, 54 Littlemore Lane, Balby, Doncaster DN4 0LB (01302 365544)
revmurray@blueyonder.co.uk
www.fohpc.theinterchange.org.uk
Glasgow
THE
FRIENDS OF GLASGOW NECROPOLIS website
Nigel
Willis, Nervelstone, Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire PA12 4DS
50,000 burials have taken place at the Necropolis and most of 3,500 tombs have been constructed up to 14 feet deep, with stone walls and brickpartitions. On the top of the Necropolis tombs were blasted out of the rockface. In 1877 the Molendinar Burn, running under the Bridge of Sighs, was culverted. This burn in which St Mungo was said to have fished for salmon is now underground on its way to the Clyde.
Great Yarmouth
FRIENDS OF GREAT YARMOUTH CEMETERIES
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Halifax
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FRIENDS OF LISTER LANE CEMETERY website
The Cemetery in Lister Lane, Halifax – known as Lister Lane Cemetery, Halifax General Cemetery, Halifax Borough
Cemetery, and Halifax Corporation Cemetery - was a commercial
Cemetery established in 1836 by the Halifax
General Cemetery Company.
It opened on 2nd October 1841, and is the oldest
public Cemetery in the town.
Harrogate Friends of Pateley Bridge and St Mary's
 Meetings usually in the Council Chamber, King Street, advertised locally. Working parties operate in Old St Mary's Churchyard.
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Hartlepool
FRIENDS OF THE NORTH CEMETERY
Julie Rudge, 7 Dent Street
HARTLEPOOL TS26 8AY
Houghton le Spring
FRIENDS OF HOUGHTON HILLSIDE CEMETERY
Janice Short, c/o 2 Jedburgh Close, Murton, Seaham,Co Durham SR7 9SB
Ilkeston
FRIENDS OF PARK CEMETERY
Park Cemetery is the town's municipal cemetery, and is owned and run by Erewash Borough Council.
Many well known inhabitants of Ilkeston since the 1890's are buried here including Mayors, local industrialists, Justices of the Peace, Police and Councillors. Most of these graves are marked by large stone memorials, some with statues or elaborate carving.
FRIENDS OF STANTON ROAD CEMETERY
Esther Collington,137 Ladywood Road, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston., Derbyshire DE7 4NJ (0115
8757085)Esther.collington@ntlworld.com
www.friendsofstantonroadcemetery.org.uk
Kings Lynn
FRIENDS OF HARDWICK ROAD CEMETERY
Julian W S Litten, Friarscot, Church Street, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE30 5EB (01553 766643)
Leeds
FRIENDS OF BECKETT STREET CEMETERY
Lynda Kitching, 37 Shaw Lane Gardens, Guiseley, Leeds LS20 9GQ (01943 884466)
FRIENDS OF LAWNSWOOD CEMETERY
Lawnswood Cemetery (67 acres) is in north-west Leeds, Yorkshire. At its centre is a romantic 10-acre Victorian
wooded Cemetery opened in 1875 with an entrance lodge & chapels in the
centre. A crematorium was added in 1905.
This core, plus a 1933 Columbarium and its setting are included in the English
Heritage’s list of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest. All
buildings mentioned are Grade II listed.
Contact
the Friends c/o Lawnswood
Cemetery and Crematorium, Otley Rd, Adel,
Leeds LS16 6AH or email friendsoflawnswoodcemetery@yahoo.co.uk.
A Friends of Lawnswood webpage is at
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Leicester
FRIENDS OF BELGRAVE CEMETERY
Dorothy Marshall, 23 Sandgate Avenue, Birstall, Leicester
LE4 3HQ (0116 267 2018) e-mail
FRIENDS OF WELFORD ROAD CEMETERY
Chris Powis, 19 St Albans Road, Leicester LE2 1GF
Liverpool
FRIENDS OF DEANE ROAD CEMETERY
Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation
Saul Marks, Synagogue Chambers, Princes Road, Liverpool L8 1TG
[please note there is also a similarly named group in Scarborough
so ensure that you differentiate between the two groups]
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A winter scene at Cleethorpes Cemetery
Image courtesy Ryde Social History Group
Image courtesy Friends of Arnos Vale
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