Harton Cemetery, Jewish section

HER Number:
10854

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Harton Cemetery, Jewish section

Place:
Harton

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Inhumation Cemetery

Site Type: Specific:
Jewish Cemetery

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Harton Cemetery (HER 5233) opened in 1891. The first burial in the Jewish plot was on 18 May 1899 according to the burial registers. The earliest tombstone dates from 1900. The plot is enclosed by a stone wall.

Easting:
3778

Northing:
6578

Grid Reference:
NZ37786578

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Sharman Kadish, 2006, Jewish Heritage in England - Architectural Guide, page 190; Jewish Chronicle, 3 March 1899, p 30