Flaybrick Memorial Gardens (Birkenhead, United Kingdom)

Flaybrick Memorial Gardens (Birkenhead, United Kingdom)
Rapid growth in Birkenhead's population made it necessary for the provision of a municipal cemetery.

About the cemetery

The cemetery was originally planned in the 1840s and Joseph Paxton was approached to make a design but due to the recession and subsequent decrease in population the plan went no further.

By the 1860s, the construction of a municipal cemetery was made a priority. A competition was held for the design which Edward Kemp, Curator of Birkenhead Park won. The site chosen was Flaybrick Hill, a prominent location outside of Birkenhead overlooked by Bidston Hill. 16,5 acres were purchased but were later extended to 26 acres in the 1890s. Kemp was assisted by Edward Mills, a prominent Birkenhead surveyor from Hamilton Square, and Messrs Lucy and Littler, architects of Liverpool. The general contractor was William Rimmer of Bidston Hall, with John Miller of St. Helens the contractor for buildings.

The cemetery was officially opened on May 30th, 1864, and named Birkenhead Cemetery. Three Chaples were built on the site. One is the Roman Catholic Chapel which was demolished in 1971 and a Memorial Wall erected on its site. The two other Chapels are for the Non-conformists and the Church of England. They were last used in 1975. The Registrar's office and Sexton's Lodge are now in private hands.



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Address

Flaybrick Hill Cemetery
Tollemache Rd
CH41 0DG
United Kingdom

AGM 2014 dates

Set to take place in October.

The Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome published a new book

The Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome recently published a new book intitled "The Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome. Its history, its people and its survival for 300 years".

St. Marien und St. Nikolaifriedhof Friedhof (Berlin, Germany)

St. Mary's and St. Nicholas cemetery is devided in the old and new part, named St. Mary's and St. Nicholas Cemetery I and St. Mary's and St. Nicholas Cemetery II.

Friedhöfe vor dem Halleschen Tor (Berlin, Germany)

The Friedhöfe vor dem Halleschen Tor can be traced back to a paupers’ cemetery in 1735. In terms of its cultural history, it has become the most significant burial site in West Berlin.

Friedhof der Märzgefallenen (Berlin, Germany)

Friedhof der Märzgefallenen (Berlin, Germany)
The Friedhof der Märzgefallenen is a cemetery in the public park in the Berlin district of Friedrichshain.

About the cemetery

It was designed by the Berlin architect Ludwig Hoffmann in 1925 and it is the burial place and a memorial to the heroes and victims of the 1848 March Revolution and the November Revolution of 1918 in Berlin.

The Friedhof der Märzgefallenen was restored in 1948 when it acquired the name  Märzgefallenen, and again in 1957. Today in the cemetery you can find 18 grave plates, three iron grave crosses, a stele and two grave monuments made of cast iron.



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Address

Friedhof der Märzgefallenen
Ernst-Zinna-Weg 1,
10249 Berlin,
Germany

Contacts

Ev. Friedhofsverband Berlin Stadtmitte (Geschäftsstelle)
Südstern 8-10
10961 Berlin

Phone: (030) 612027-14
Email: info@evfbs.en

Website: www.evfbs.de

Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof (Berlin, Germany)

Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof (Berlin, Germany)
The Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof has been a cemetery since 1762.

About the cemetery

It was established for the new Berlin parishes developing during the reign of Kaiser Friedrich the Great. In 1780 it was founded as Dorotheenstädtisch-Französischer Friedhof (French Cemetery) by the protestant French Huguenot community in Berlin.

The Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof is certainly worth to visit because of the many illustrious personalities of German culture that lie buried here. On the tombstones are names such as Schinkel, Schadow, Fichte, Hegel, Dessau, Brecht and Weigel.

Furthermore, on the northern edge of the cemetery is located the house of German poet, playwrighter and theatre director Berthold Brecht (1898-1956) and his wife, actress Helene Weigel (1900-1972). They lived there from 1953 until their deaths. The house contains manuscripts, typescripts and collections of Brecht’s printed works.



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Address

Chausseestraße 126
10115 Berlin

Contacts

Ev. Friedhofsverband Berlin Stadtmitte (Geschäftsstelle)
Südstern 8-10
10961 Berlin

Phone: (030) 612027-14
Email: info@evfbs.en

Website: www.evfbs.de