Jarrow Cemetery

HER Number:
5248

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Jarrow Cemetery

Place:
Jarrow

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:
The Hedworth, Monkton and Jarrow Burial Board was formed in 1864. Two mortuary chapels were built in brick, one for members of the Church of England and the other for Roman Catholics. The cemetery was consecrated in 1869 by the Bishop of Durham. Six acres of the site was allocated for CofE and nine for the Roman Catholics and dissenters. The planting in the cemetery has survived well including hollies, elms, oaks, maples, willow, birch and a variegated elm.

Easting:
333

Northing:
643

Grid Reference:
NZ333643

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5248 >> F. Green, 1995, A Guide to the Historic Parks and Gardens of Tyne and Wear, p 30