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South Molton Cemetery

Introduction

The cemetery was laid out and chapels built in 1857. It was enlarged in 1877 and the Lodge was built in 1882 in the north-west corner, with an attractive open loggia across the front.

Location, Area, Boundaries, Landform and Setting

The long rectangular site has a central tarmac path and parallel paths beside each stone boundary wall, with pairs of yew trees spaced out on either side of the paths. There are also three cross-paths, fairly evenly spaced.

Because the site is at an angle to the road, the first section of the cemetery is triangular. An oval space opens up from the central entrance, cutting across the first cross-path and with a central bed, now occupied by the War Memorial. It joins the central path through a tall yew arch, which stands between the two identical neo-gothic chapels. These are symmetrically placed between the first cross-path and the yew arch. The cemetery is still in use and well maintained.

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History

19th Century

The cemetery was laid out and chapels built in 1857. It was enlarged in 1877 and the Lodge was built in 1882 in the north-west corner, with an attractive open loggia across the front.

The records show that the first person to be buried in the new cemetery was Humphrey John Norris Bawden, J.P. He was buried on 6th February 1858.

20th Century

A stone cross was erected by public subscription in 1920 between the chapels in memory of those who fell in the Great War 1914-1918

Period

Victorian (1837-1901)

Features & Designations

Features

  • War Memorial
  • Gate Lodge
  • Earliest Date:
  • Latest Date:
  • Arch
  • Description: Yew arch.
Key Information

Type

Funerary Site

Purpose

Sacred / Ritual / Funerary

Principal Building

Religious Ritual And Funerary

Period

Victorian (1837-1901)

Survival

Extant

Open to the public

Yes

Civil Parish

South Molton

References

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