Summary
Baldock Cemetery is the burial ground for the market town of Baldock in North Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. It is maintained by North Hertfordshire District Council.[1]
Baldock Cemetery opened in the early twentieth century when the churchyard of the nearby Church of St Mary the Virgin was closed for burials. Access to the cemetery is via a drive from The Sycamores, which is off Norton Road in Baldock. The cemetery is open for the burial of people of all faiths.[2]
Seven casualties from both World Wars are buried here, two from World War I and five from World War II including Flight Sergeant Cyril Ivan Walker of 49 Squadron, who was killed when the Lancaster bomber he was in crashed on take-off in April 1945;[3] these graves are distinguished by Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstones.[4]
It has been stated that the cemetery will be full by about 2020.[5] An attempt by The Baldock Society in 2012 to gauge whether there was local support for a new cemetery in Baldock was met with little interest.[6]
Gallery edit
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An unusual headstone showing a formerly glazed recess to contain World War I medals -
The grave of Evelyne Mary, the daughter of Major General Harry Macan Mason -
The section for cremated remains
References edit
- ^ Burials and Cemeteries in North Herts – North Hertfordshire District Council website
- ^ Baldock Cemetery on the North Hertfordshire District Council website
- ^ Cyril Ivan Walker – 49 Squadron Association website
- ^ Baldock Cemetery on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website
- ^ "Body burials may stop as North Herts cemeteries fill up", The Comet, 11 November 2010
- ^ "Poor response by town over future of Baldock cemetery", The Comet, 24 November 2012
External links edit
- Baldock Cemetery at Find a Grave
- Baldock cemetery – Regulations and table of fees and charges – The National Archives
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