Monument record 0559200000 - Peace Garden, Station Road
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (4)
- CEMETERY (17th Century to Modern - 1600 AD to 1999 AD)
- COMMEMORATIVE GARDEN (Designed 2014, 21st Century - 2014 AD to 2099 AD)
- FRIENDS BURIAL GROUND (17th Century to Modern - 1682 AD? to 1937 AD)
- PUBLIC PARK (Modern to 21st Century - 1986 AD to 2014 AD)
Description
'BURIAL GROUND'AT NGR (B1).
The detached burial ground is in Station Road. Reputedly a former saffron field, it was leased by the Quakers from 1663 and in use for burials since at least 1682. The last burial was in 1913. A plan showing the location of the burials is displayed in the current meeting house [CAS 1320905000]. In 1937 the burial ground was conveyed to the local authority and in 1944 14 headstones were moved to the town cemetery (there are now no remaining headstones). The high brick wall around the burial ground was demolished and the site became a car park, before being turned into a garden and public open space in 1985-6. In 2014 it was redesigned as a Peace Garden to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC10135 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1875. OS 1875 1:500 SCALE MAPS OF HIGH WYCOMBE. 1:500.
- <2>SBC24783 Unpublished document: Architectural History Practice. 2015. Friends Meeting House, High Wycombe.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 87111 92908 (38m by 42m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Nov 16 2016 2:43PM
