Wolsingham Road, Ashburton RC Cemetery

HER Number

9994

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Wolsingham Road, Ashburton RC Cemetery

Place

Gosforth

Map Sheet

NZ26NW

Class

Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad

Cemetery

Site Type: Specific

Roman Catholic Cemetery

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

This Roman Catholic cemetery is an oasis of green in the middle of a housing estate. It was opened in 1883 and closed at the beginning of the 1990s. There are a large number of graves for members of the Roman Catholic clergy within the grounds. There are also three black poplar trees in the cemetery, a species that is under threat of extinction in the UK. LOCAL LIST

Easting

423690

Northing

567610

Grid Reference

NZ423690567610

Sources

Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; Newcastle City Council, 2002, Gosforth Conservation Area Character Statement, p 15; Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 158