Locksbrook Cemetery
Locksbrook Cemetery is a municipal cemetery located in Lower Weston, Bath, England. It was opened in 1864 as Walcot Cemetery, and occupies 12 acres (4.9 ha),[1] originally serving the parishes of Walcot, Weston and St Saviour’s.[2] The cemetery was closed for general use in 1937 with over 30,000 interments there, though additional burials in existing graves continue. Nowadays it is designated as a 'Nature Conservation Site' by Bath and North East Somerset council, its owners.[3]
Listed structures
There are five Grade II listed structures in the cemetery:
- Gothic entrance Lodge[1]
- Main entrance gate piers and boundary walls[4]
- Twin mortuary chapels (north chapel Church of England, south chapel non-conformist) with bell tower and linking arcade[5]
- Bronze sarcophagus with angel by Edward Onslow Ford[6]
- Cross of Sacrifice, amongst World War I graves[7]
Military graves
A total of 122 military graves in the cemetery are in the care of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 90 of which are from World War I, 44 forming a war graves plot (mainly hospital deaths, many from the nearby Bath War Hospital), and 32 from World War II whose graves are dispersed around the cemetery.[8] Locksbrook Cemetery is the final resting place of:
Gallery
Cemetery twin chapels
Graves with cemetery chapels in background
The Cross of Sacrifice is a Grade II listed structure, designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield circa 1922.[7]
See also
References
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- 1 2 Historic England. "Entrance Lodge, Locksbrook Cemetery (Grade II) (1406236)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ "Burial Records". Saint Swithin's Church. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "Locksbrook Cemetery". Bath and North East Somerset council. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ Historic England. "Gate Piers and Boundary Walls (Grade II) (1395453)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ Historic England. "Twin chapels (Grade II) (1395454)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ Historic England. "De Clarke Monument (Grade II) (1395455)". National Heritage List for England.
- 1 2 Historic England. "Cross of Sacrifice (Grade II) (1395458)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ "Cemetery Details: Bath (Locksbrook) Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
Coordinates: 51°23′10″N 02°23′12″W / 51.38611°N 2.38667°W
