Harton Cemetery

HER Number

5233

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Harton Cemetery

Place

Harton

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad

Cemetery

Site Type: Specific

Mixed Cemetery

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Consecrated in 1890. By 1894 17 of the total 31 acres had been laid out to the design of Mr. Bernard Cowen. Simple grid pattern with broad walks and avenues of mature trees. Hodgson described Harton Cemetery in 1924 as "probably one of the handsomest and most tastefully laid out in the north". The impressive buildings were by Henry Grieves. In the centre of the grounds are two mortuary chapels linked by an arched gateway with lantern tower and spire. A separate area was provided for the Jewish community. The lodge comprises of the superintendent's house and a boardroom for the cemetery committee.

Easting

437600

Northing

565400

Grid Reference

NZ437600565400

Sources

<< HER 5233 >> F. Green, 1995, A Guide to the Historic Parks and Gardens of Tyne and Wear, p 29
F. Green, 1995, Historic Parks & Gardens in Tyne and Wear, Stage 2 Research
G.B. Hodgson, 1924, The History of South Shields
Whellan, 1894, History of Durham