Hebburn Cemetery

HER Number:
5234

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Hebburn Cemetery

Place:
Hebburn

Map Sheet:
NZ36SW

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Funerary Site

Site Type: Specific:
Cemetery

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Due to the growth in population in Hebburn and the inconvenience of travelling to the cemeteries at Jarrow and Hedworth, the Monkton and Jarrow Burial Board purchased 14 acres of land for Hebburn Cemetery. It opened in 1890. The entrance is a gothic arch with an avenue leading to two gothic chapels, one Church of Englnad the other Nonconformist. The chapels are linked by a gateway arch by Frederick West of Hebburn) and topped with a 75 foot high spire

Easting:
309

Northing:
639

Grid Reference:
NZ309639

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5234 >> F. Green, 1995, Historic Parks & Gardens in Tyne and Wear, Stage 2 Research; Simpson & Brown and South Tyneside Council, 2007, Hebburn Hall Conservation Area - First draft Character Appraisal; www.hebburn.org; www.norman.dunn247.com; www.999hebburn.co.uk