Hull General Cemetery
Hull General Cemetery was established in 1847 on Spring Bank, in the west of Kingston upon Hull by a private company. In 1862 the Hull Corporation established a cemetery adjacent, now known as Western Cemetery, and in c.1890 expanded the cemetery west across Chanterlands Avenue onto an adjacent site.
The General Cemetery contains several notable monument and burials, including a monument to a cholera outbreak in 1849, as well as the graves of many notable persons of the Victoria era and early 20th century of Kingston upon Hull. The General Cemetery closed 1972, the Western cemetery is, as of 2016, still in use.
History
Hull General Cemetery
Hull General Cemetery Company was established in 1846,[map 1] with a capital of 1000 shares of £10. The cemetery on Spring Bank was opened in 1847, for Anglican burials only, with the foundation stone of the cemetery's entrance lodge formally laid by the mayor, B.M. Jalland on 2 June.[note 1] The ground was consecrated on 28 August 1847.[2][3] In 1859 the foundation stone for the cemetery's chapel was laid, by the mayor, Martin Samuelson.[4][map 2] The cemetery entrance was in a gothic revival style,[map 3] consisting of three lodges and six large double gates;[note 2] the original mortuary chapel was octagonal, a second chapel was later added exclusively for Anglican rites, and a third in 1863 for the use of non-conformists.[5][note 3] At the time of its developmet the cemtery was in the parish of Cottingham, and on the outer fringes of the urban development of Hull.[6][7]
In 1854 an act allowed incorporation of the company, and allowed it to expand.[2][6][note 4] Intramural burial were abolished in Hull after 1856/7.[8] In 1855 Quakers took a 999-year lease on a plot of ground within the cemetery.[map 4] Several prominent quakers were later buried inc the ground including persons from the prominent local employers of the Reckitt, and Priestmann families.[9] By 1864 the cemtery occupied around 20 acres (8.1 ha), and contained over 10,000 internments.[10]
The main gates were demolished in the early 20th century, and built over.[11] The Hull General Cemetery went into receivership in the 1970s,[12][13] and maintenance of the cemetery was taken over by Hull City Council.[14] The final interment was in 1972, excluding the Quaker burial ground which had its last burial in 1974.[9] The overgrown cemetery was cleared after being taken over by the council in 1972.[14] The main gates, and all the chapels had been demolished by 1983.[15]
Notable graves and monuments
- Monument to the victims of the 1849 cholera epidemic, erected through private contributions. Around 700 victims were buried in the cemtery.[16][17]
- William Clowes, d.1851, Methodist.[18][19]
- Joseph Beaumont, d.1855, Weslyan preacher.[20]
- Count de Werdinsky, d.1856, supposed displaced polish nobleman, probable serial fraudster and criminal.[21][22]
- Cast Iron monument in the style of an Eleanor Cross (listed structure, c.1860s).[23]
- Isaac Reckitt, d.1862, quaker, founder of Reckitt and Sons.[9]
- Henry Blundell, d.1865, founder of the paint company Blundell Spence and Company.[24]
- Monument to John Gravill, d. c.1866, captain of the ill-fated whaling ship Diana.[25][26]
- Thomas Wilson, d.1869, shipping magnate.[27]
- Thomas Earle, d.1873, sculptor.[27]
- Henry Redmore, d.1887, artist.[14]
- Monument to John Rylands (d.1888).[28] (buried in Southern Cemetery, Manchester.)
- James Reckitt, d.1922, quaker, philaphropist, also of Reckitt and Sons.[9]
- William Dent Priestman, d.1936, quaker, oil engineer pioneer, founder of Priestman Brothers
- Family and wife of Albert Kaye Rollit, mayor of Hull, politician and lawyer.[29]
Hull Western Cemetery
5 acres (2.0 ha) of land had been set aside by the Hull General Cemetery for use of the board of health (1859), and in 1862 the board acquired the land, opening a new cemetery adjacent west of the old General Cemetery, known as the Western Cemetery.[2][14][map 5] A chapel was later added for Anglican rites,[map 6] and a third in 1863 for the use of non-conformists.[map 7][5][note 3] By 1892 the Western cemetery occupied 27.5 acres (11.1 ha).[30]
In c.1889 the cemetery was expanded westwards, with additional land on the opposite side of Chanterlands avenue,[31][map 8] a further mortuary chapel was built in the extension.[map 9] As of 1995 all the cemetery's chapels had been demolished.[15][32]
As of 2016 the Western Cemetery is in still use.[33]
Notable graves and monuments
- A monument to those killed in the R38 Airship disaster over the Humber Estuary.[34]
- Memorials to Captain George Henry Smith, and to William Richard Leggert, both killed in the Dogger Bank incident.[35][36]
- John Cunningham, Victoria Cross recipient, 1916
Gallery
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Notes
- ↑ The lodge was designed by Cuthbert Brodrick.[1]
- ↑ The entrance gave the name to the nearby Hull Cemetery Gates railway station (originally 'Hull Cemetery station') on the Victoria dock branch line. After 1881 the station was known as Hull Botanic Gardens.
- 1 2 Later chapels were added in the "Western Cemetery". Sheahan 1864 makes no distinction between the two, referring to both as "Hull Cemetery". See Ordnance Survey maps from 1850 to 1900.
- ↑ 17 & 18th Vic., Cap. 100 (3 July 1854) An Act to incorporate the Hull General Cemetery Company, and to enlarge and improve their cemetery, and for other purposes.
References
- ↑ Sheahan 1864, p. 557.
- 1 2 3 Allison, K.J., ed. (1969), "Public services - Cemeteries", A History of the County of York East Riding, 1, the City of Kingston Upon Hull
- ↑ Sheahan 1864, pp. 557-8.
- ↑ Sheahan 1864, p. 558.
- 1 2 Sheahan 1864, pp. 558-9.
- 1 2 Notices:
- prior : "Hull General Cemetery Company. Incorporation of Company, Power to Maintain and Enlarge Cemetery in the parish of Cottingham, in the East Riding of the county of York. To Increase Capital, and for other purposes.", London Gazette (21382), 19 Nov 1852: 3100–3101
- "Hull General Cemetery Company. (Incorporation of Company; Power to maintain and enlarge Cemetery in the parish of Cottingham, in the East Riding of the county of York ; to Increase Capital; to set apart portions of the Cemetery as and for the burial places for such Parishes, Churchea, or Chapels, within the borough, of Kingston-upon-hull, whoso Burial-grounds, Churches, or Chapels, may be closed under the provisions of the Act to Amend the Laws concerning the Burial of the Dead in England beyond the limits of the Metropolis; and for other purposes.)", London Gazette (21494), 15 Nov 1853: 3091–3092
- ↑ Ordnance Survey Sheet 240 1:1560 1853
- ↑ Sheahan 1864, p. 556.
- 1 2 3 4 "The Quaker Burial Ground, Spring Bank", EYLHS Newsletter (East Yorkshire Local History Society) (22 (Winter/Spring 2010)), 2010: 14–20
- ↑ Sheahan 1864, p. 559.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1910-11, 1928
- ↑ "NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF LIQUIDATOR - Name of Company — THE HULL GENERAL CEMETERY COMPANY Limited", London Gazette (45795), 5 Oct 1972: 11784
- ↑ "RELEASE OF LIQUIDATOR - Name of Company—THE HULL GENERAL CEMETERY", London Gazette (48142), 27 Mar 1980: 4781
- 1 2 3 4 "Spring Bank West Conservation Area Character Statement" (PDF), www.hullcc.gov.uk, 2008
- 1 2 Pevsner & Neave 1995, p. 516.
- ↑ Sheahan 1864, p. 177.
- ↑ Historic England. "CHOLERA MEMORIAL IN GENERAL CEMETERY (1219374)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ Lowe, Mel (11 Feb 2013), "William Clowes - Grave: Hull General Cemetery", www.myprimitivemethodists.org.uk
- ↑ Sheahan 1864, p. 432.
- ↑ Sheahan 1864, p. 426.
- ↑ Symons 1889, p. 130.
- ↑ Deighton, Alan (2014), "A Shocking Case of Starvation in Hull" - A Short Memoir of the Life of "Count" Adolph de Werdinsky, Highgate Publications (Beverley) Ltd, ISBN 1902645618
- ↑ Historic England. "One of a pair of Gothic iron monuments in General Cemetery situated at TA0804429641 (1197663)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ Symons 1889, pp. 127-8.
- ↑ Historic England. "MONUMENT TO CAPTAIN JOHN GRAVILL IN GENERAL CEMETERY (1389312)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ Symons 1889, pp. 128-9.
- 1 2 Symons 1889, p. 137.
- ↑ Symons 1889, pp. 136-7.
- ↑ Symons 1889, pp. 135-6.
- ↑ "Hull - Parks, Pier, Cemeteries, Railway Stations", Bulmer's Gazette, 1892
- ↑ "Records relating to burials", www.hullhistorycentre.org.uk, retrieved Feb 2016
- ↑ Ordnance Survey 1:25000 2006
- ↑ Burials and cemeteries, Hull City Council, retrieved Feb 2016
- ↑ Historic England. "AIRSHIP MEMORIAL (1512866)". PastScape.
- ↑ Historic England. "MEMORIAL TO CAPTAIN GEORGE HENRY SMITH, HULL WESTERN CEMETERY (1392905)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ Historic England. "MEMORIAL TO WILLIAM RICHARD LEGGETT, HULL WESTERN CEMETER (1392906)". National Heritage List for England.
Sources
- Sheahan, James Joseph (1864), General and concise history and description of the town and port of Kingston-upon-Hull
- Symons, John (1889), "A Visit to Spring Bank Cemetery", Kingstoniana: being Historical Gleanings and Personal Recollections, pp. 124 –
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Neave, David (1995), "Yorkshire: York and the East Riding", The Buildings of England (2 ed.), ISBN 9780300095937
Landmarks and map locations
- ↑ 53°45′07″N 0°21′49″W / 53.751918°N 0.363632°W , General Cemetery
- ↑ 53°45′09″N 0°21′47″W / 53.752524°N 0.363045°W , General Cemetery mortuary chapel (site of)
- ↑ 53°45′07″N 0°21′41″W / 53.751813°N 0.361377°W , General Cemetery original gate entrance (site of)
- ↑ 53°45′06″N 0°22′06″W / 53.751581°N 0.368344°W , Quaker burial ground
- ↑ 53°45′06″N 0°22′15″W / 53.751718°N 0.370872°W , Western Cemetery
- ↑ 53°45′05″N 0°22′30″W / 53.751454°N 0.374867°W , Western Cemetery, 1890s addition, Mortuary chapel (site of)
- ↑ 53°45′05″N 0°22′18″W / 53.751482°N 0.371570°W , Mortuary chapel, non conformist (site of)
- ↑ 53°45′06″N 0°22′35″W / 53.751761°N 0.376344°W , Western Cemetery, 1890s addition
- ↑ 53°45′06″N 0°22′11″W / 53.751556°N 0.369853°W , Mortuary chapel, C of E (site of)
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