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

Cemetery

Site Type: Specific

Mixed Cemetery

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

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

424660

Northing

568840

Grid Reference

NZ424660568840

Sources

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