Monument record 0559900000 - HIGH STREET, BUCKINGHAM
Summary
Quaker cemetery possibly dating from the seventeenth century, not now used for burial
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- CEMETERY (17th Century to Modern - 1600 AD to 1999 AD)
- FRIENDS BURIAL GROUND (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
'BURIAL GROUND (DISUSED)' AT NGR (B1).
THERE WAS A CONSIDERABLE QUAKER SECT WITH A CHAPEL IN HIGH STREET AND BURIAL GROUND ADJOINING. CHAPEL HAS NOW BEEN CONVERTED TO COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, THE BURYING PLACE STILL BEING PRESERVED INTACT BUT NOT NOW USED FOR SEPULTURE (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>XYSBC10282 Map: OS 1881 1:500 MAP. [Mapped feature: #5783 ]
- <2>SBC6142 Bibliographic reference: HARRISON J T 1909 LEISURE-HOUR NOTES ON HISTORICA L BUCKINGHAM P56.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 69656 34190 (31m by 36m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BUCKINGHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Sep 6 2018 12:23PM
