Gosforth Garden Village, Hollywood Avenue Cemetery

HER Number:
13405

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Gosforth Garden Village, Hollywood Avenue Cemetery

Place:
Gosforth

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Funerary Site

Site Type: Specific:
Cemetery

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Opened in 1943 by Gosforth Urban District Council because the churchyard at St. Nicholas Church was getting full. There have been around 4050 interments to date [2004].

Easting:
2466

Northing:
6884

Grid Reference:
NZ24666884

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 162