A view looking across Cheltenham Cemetery towards the Anglican and Non-Conformist chapels

Date:: 1864 - 1900

Location:: Cheltenham Cemetery, Bouncers Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Reference:: OP27343

Type:: Photograph (Albumen Print)

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Description

On the mount for this print the location of the image is incorrectly identified as Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire.

The cemetery was laid out by landscape gardener George Yiend in 1863. Construction of the chapels began in 1862 and they were consecrated by the Bishop of Gloucester on 19th November 1864.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-2012 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/16 Early Photographic Print Collection: Gloucestershire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Victorian Cemetery, Victorian Cemetery Chapel