Warstone Lane Cemetery (Birmingham)
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Warstone Lane Cemetery, also called Brookfields Cemetery, or Church of England Cemetery, or Mint Cemetery, is a cemetery (1847) in Birmingham, England. Located in Hockley, the city's Jewellery Quarter, it is one of two cemeteries (the other being Key Hill Cemetery): the only open spaces in Jewellery Quarter. It is no longer available for new burials.
A notable feature is the two tiers of catacombs, whose unhealthy vapours led to the Birmingham Cemeteries Act which required that non-interred coffins should be sealed with lead or pitch.
The foundation stone for the chapel (demolished 1954) was laid on 6 April 1847. The blue brick lodge gate (Hamilton & Medland 1948) building survives and is grade II listed. The cemetery is itself grade II on the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.
Famous people buried there include:
* John Baskerville
A notable feature is the two tiers of catacombs, whose unhealthy vapours led to the Birmingham Cemeteries Act which required that non-interred coffins should be sealed with lead or pitch.
The foundation stone for the chapel (demolished 1954) was laid on 6 April 1847. The blue brick lodge gate (Hamilton & Medland 1948) building survives and is grade II listed. The cemetery is itself grade II on the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.
Famous people buried there include:
* John Baskerville
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warstone_Lane_Cemetery
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 52°29'17"N 1°54'53"W
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- Southern Cemetery 108 km
- Scartho Road Cemetery 170 km
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- Gib Heath Park 1 km
- City Hospital 1.1 km
- Icknield Port Loop 1.2 km
- Ladywood 1.2 km
- Soho Loop 1.3 km
- Birmingham City Centre 1.4 km
- Lozells 1.4 km
- Perry Barr 4.5 km
- Edgbaston 5.2 km
- Sandwell 6.9 km
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