It is difficult to imagine a more lovely spot it commands some of the most delightful views of Bath. (Bath Chronicle, 1844) The Bath Abbey cemetery is still a peaceful and beautiful place, and well worth a visit. It is open.
Bath Abbey Cemetery The Anglican Bath Abbey Cemetery, officially dedicated as the Cemetery of St Peter and St Paul (the patron saints that Bath Abbey is dedicated to), was laid out by noted cemetery designer and landscape architect John Claudius Loudon (1783-1843) between 1843 and 1844 on a picturesque hillside site overlooking Bath, Somerset, England. The cemetery was consecrated on 30. Find 7302 memorial records at the Bath Abbey cemetery in Bath, Somerset.
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Add a memorial, flowers or photo. The Abbey Cemetery is located in a triangle of land between Ralph Allen Drive and Perrymead. It opened in 1844 as a private Anglican cemetery.
It was financed by William John Brodrick (7th Viscount Midleton) who was rector of Bath Abbey in the period 1839. The cemetery chapel seen from the east. In the foreground is the stone cross which marks the grave of Revd Sydney Boyd, Rector of Bath Abbey 1901.
The Anglican Bath Abbey Cemetery Stock Photo - Alamy
Explore the history, location, and photos of Bath Abbey Cemetery, an abandoned cemetery in Bath. Discover what remains and how to visit it. Bath Abbey Cemetery is no different.
Burials had taken place at Bath Abbey for centuries - prominent citizens and parishioners were buried beneath the floor of the Abbey, and underneath the stones of the courtyard, as well. (So many people, in fact, that the floor of Bath Abbey has recently undergone an extensive restoration and repair after the floor was left unstable due to the gaps left by. Abbey Cemetery Bath England, Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset Introduction The cemetery is situated on a steeply sloping, three-hectare site overlooking the town.
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It was designed by JC Loudon, and consecrated on 30th January 1844. Cemeteries database The table below shows all the cemeteries that we have records for. Click on each cemetery for more information.
Bath Abbey cemetery opened in 1844 after the under-floor burials at the Abbey reached capacity. Designed by John Claudius Loudon, there are 6,335 burials which include key local and national figures from the Victorian period and 20th century.
