Westgate Hill Cemetery, chapel

Westgate Hill Cemetery, chapel

HER Number
13236
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Westgate Hill Cemetery, chapel
Place
Elswick
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
Site Type: Specific
Cemetery Chapel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Destroyed Monument
Description
This building included the chapel and register office and the sexton's house. It has been demolished. The architects were John and James Baker. Work on the cemetery began in 1829 and was completed in 1831. The sexton was paid by the grave (three shillings for an adult, two shillings for a child and one shilling for an infant) plus £4 per year for cemetery maintenance. Three shillings a day were paid for any work beyond normal duties. His house was rent-free.
Easting
423710
Northing
564190
Grid Reference
NZ423710564190
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 106-7