Landscape record 0647700000 - High Wycombe Cemetery
Summary
Nineteenth century municipal cemetery gardens, opened in 1855 and extended in 1893 and 1929
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (3)
- GARDEN (Constructed 1855, 19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
- CEMETERY (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
- MIXED CEMETERY (Opened 1855, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
Early Victorian cemetary, has the same layout today (B1).
A typical early Burial Board cemetery for a market and furniture town opened in 1855 with successive extensions northwards in similar style in the later C19 and C20. The geometric C19 layout survives largely intact with the Victorian Lodge as the principal building, and a group of vaults. It has some notable trees including an avenue of pleached limes along the main drive. Sited on a steep west‐facing slope, it enjoys spectacular views west over the town in the Hughenden Valley and north‐west to the rural top end of the valley towards the Disraeli Monument (1862) and across Hughenden Park to the Manor. See report for detail (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC19002 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1998. Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review.
- <2>SBC24580 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust. 2015. High Wycombe Cemetery: Understanding Historic Parks and Gardens in Buckinghamshire.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 8690 9373 (375m by 758m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Aug 28 2021 3:58PM
