Gosforth, Wolsingham Road, Ashburton RC Cemetery

HER Number:
9994

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Gosforth, Wolsingham Road, Ashburton RC Cemetery

Place:
Gosforth

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Inhumation Cemetery

Site Type: Specific:
Roman Catholic Cemetery

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
This Roman Catholic cemetery is an oasis of green in the middle of a housing estate. It was opened in 1883 and closed at the beginning of the 1990s. There are a large number of graves for members of the Roman Catholic clergy within the grounds. There are also three black poplar trees in the cemetery, a species that is under threat of extinction in the UK. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
2369

Northing:
6761

Grid Reference:
NZ23696761

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; Newcastle City Council, 2002, Gosforth Conservation Area Character Statement, p 15; Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 158