Western Necropolis

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Western Necropolis
View of Western Necropolis, Glasgow looking south
Western Necropolis is located in Glasgow council area
Western Necropolis
Location within Glasgow
Details
Established1882
Location
Glasgow
CountryScotland
Coordinates55°53′57″N 4°16′54″W / 55.89911°N 4.28173°W / 55.89911; -4.28173
TypePublic

Western Necropolis is a cemetery complex in Glasgow, Scotland located to the north of the city centre. As well as the actual Western Necropolis cemetery established in 1882,[1] it is bordered by Lambhill Cemetery which opened in 1881,[1] St Kentigern's Cemetery that opened in 1882,[1] and Glasgow (Garnethill) Hebrew Burial Ground founded in 1989.[1]

Of the four necropolises in Glasgow, the Western Necropolis is the only one with a crematorium on the grounds.[1] Designed by James Chalmers in 1893 and opened in 1895, it was the first crematorium in Scotland.[1][2]

The cemetery contains war graves from the First and Second World Wars and the Second Boer War.[3]

Notable burials in Western Necropolis[]

Cross of Sacrifice, Western Necropolis, Glasgow

Notable burials in Lambhill Cemetery[]

Notable burials at St Kentigern’s Cemetery[]

Notable cremations at Glasgow Crematoriam[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Western Necropolis". Discover Glasgow. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  2. ^ "The Glasgow Crematorium, built in the grounds of the Western Necropolis, Maryhill, was formally opened yesterday". Glasgow Herald. 28 November 1895. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  3. ^ "Cemetery Details - Glasgow Western Necropolis". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2021-07-31.

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