This Cemetery stands on Jesmond Road, opposite Jesmond Old Cemetery and was the first cemetery in Newcastle to be instigated by the Burial Board. Consecrated in 1855 and opened in 1856 this was very much a rural part of Newcastle. The residential housing surrounding the cemetery on 3 sides were built later.
Noted Newcastle architect Benjamin Green designed the cemetery, its buildings and the fine Gothic archway over the entrance from Jesmond Road. The cemetery is surrounded by cast iron railings with fleur-de-lys heads.
The cemetery was extended to Osborne Avenue, from just under 10 acres by another 1.3 hectares in 1881.
In 1924 Carliol Square Gaol was demolished and the bodies of its executed criminals were transferred into unmarked graves in the cemetery.
In total around 90,000 burials have taken place here.
Thomas Harrison Hair (1810-1875) the artist best known for his Views of the Collieries of Northumberland and Durham, is buried here in an unmarked grave.
Description courtesy of Sitelines.
21st March 2022
20th September 2021
Gate, walls, piers, gates and railings.
Cemetery gateway, walls, piers, gates and railings. Dated 1856; by Green. Coursed squared sandstone with ashlar dressings; wrought iron gates; cast iron railings. Gothic style. High gable over 2-centred arch with 12 shafts each side and many mouldings; gabled ends have fantastic beasts climbing down kneelers; head-stopped dripmoulds, buttresses and finials.
High, pointed coping to flanking walls containing pedestrian doors in arches; end piers have gables with fleur-de-lis moulding. Chamfered coping to dwarf quadrant walls and similar walls along cemetery front, with 4 square piers at each side having pyramidal coping. High gates are Gothic-patterned; railings have fleur-de-lis heads.
Listed Grade 2 Sitelines.
2nd February 2009
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31st May 2006
More Information:
- Co-Curate - All Saints Cemetery
- Sitelines - Jesmond, All Saints Cemetery, mortuary chapels
- Sitelines - All Saints Cemetery, grave of Samuel Smith
- Sitelines - All Saints Cemetery, grave of Alexander Gardner
- Sitelines - All Saints Cemetery, grave of Michael Joseph Quigley
- Sitelines - All Saints Cemetery, grave of James Skinner
- Sitelines - All Saints Cemetery, grave of Francis Batey
- Sitelines - All Saints Cemetery, grave of Antonio Marcantonio
- Sitelines - All Saints Cemetery, grave of George Henry Carr
- Sitelines - All Saints Cemetery, grave of John James Lightfoot
- Sitelines - All Saints Cemetery, grave of Josephine Salisse
- Wikipedia - Benjamin Green
See my other photos around Jesmond:
- Jesmond
- Adderstone Cres - Road Resurfacing Blooper
- Brandling Park
- Jesmond Old Cemetery
- Jesmond Station (The Carriage)
- Jesmond Towers
- St. Andrews Cemetery
- St. Hilda's Church
- West Jesmond Station
- Jesmond Dene
- Jesmond Dene - Fishermans Lodge Restaurant Fire
- Jesmond Dene - Pets Corner
- Jesmond Dene - St Mary's Chapel
- Jesmond Dene Banqueting Hall
- Jesmond Dene Nurseries
- Jesmond Vale
- Sandyford
great photos but would b nice if some info relevant 2 photos, read somewhere some very famous people r buried there.aso when built, why built, by who.
ReplyDeletegreat photos but would b nice if some info relevant 2 photos, read somewhere some very famous people r buried there.aso when built, why built, by who.
ReplyDeleteThanks but you may know that this site is currently undergoing a massive re-vamp which started a couple of months back and will take quite a lot more time yet.
ReplyDeleteWhen this site was first set up all it contained were photos but slowly but surely I am adding some information about the places along with maps, videos, old photos, relevant links etc to as many of the pages as possible.
Seeing as how this job does'nt pay and my health is'nt too great and the small matter of having a family it's very much a labour of love and finding tiime to get the job finished is difficult. If you wanted to help out you could contribute a description this page or any other for that matter that does'nt already contain a description like some other kind people who have helped me out with certain pages. My email address is in the sidebar if you wish to contribute anything.
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Just to makeyou aware that in All saints cemetary there is an area of it where babies are buried in a joint grave from many years ago, it is unmarked but I know it's there as my brother and sister were buried there. Just incase anyone else comments re this I thought it may be helpfull to you.
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ReplyDeleteLovely pics..
ReplyDeleteThe first pic at the top shows my daughter & grandads grave..(little white cross on right)...my brother in law lives in the cemetary to this day as a onsite grounds keeper.
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ReplyDeleteI've lived in the house on the grounds now for 11 years 😊
ReplyDeleteWould that be the house just inside the gates?
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