Quite possibly Newcastle's smallest public cemetery the Hollywood Avenue Cemetery was opened in 1943.
The Cemetery is the burial place of Mac Hobson, a motorcycle sidecar racer, who died on the opening lap of the 1978 Sidecar Race during the Tourist Trophy (TT) events on the Isle of Man.
8th January 2009
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More information:
- Sitelines - Gosforth Garden Village, Hollywood Avenue Cemetery
- Sitelines - Hollywood Avenue, Gosforth Cemetery, War Memorial
- Find A Grave - Mac Hobson - Motorcycle sidecar racer who had a tragic accident during the Isle of Man TT races in 1978.
See my other photos around Gosforth:
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