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13236


Newcastle


Elswick, Westgate Hill Cemetery, chapel


Elswick


NZ26SW


Religious Ritual and Funerary


Chapel


Cemetery Chapel


Early Modern


C19


Destroyed Monument


This building included the chapel and register office and the sexton's house. It has been demolished. The architects were John and James Baker. Work on the cemetery began in 1829 and was completed in 1831. The sexton was paid by the grave (three shillings for an adult, two shillings for a child and one shilling for an infant) plus £4 per year for cemetery maintenance. Three shillings a day were paid for any work beyond normal duties. His house was rent-free.


2371


6419


NZ23716419



Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 106-7

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