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Barton Hall Cemetery

Free admission

Barton Hall Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station
Broomy Hill · 1.0 km
  • Free entry
  • Dog-friendly

About

Barton Hall Cemetery is a cemetery in Mid Wales of architectural and local-history note. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Hereford and South Herefordshire parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Broomy Hill, about 1.0 km away. Postcode area HR4.

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Protected designations

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Lugg SSSI
  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Barton Hall is an on-campus field house on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. It is the site of the school's indoor track facilities, ROTC offices and classes, and Cornell Police. For a long time, Barton Hall was the largest unpillared room in existence. The interior of the building covers almost 2 acres (8,100 m2), and includes a 1/8 mile (200m) indoor track.

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Background

History

It was built in 1914 and 1915 and was originally designed as a drill hall for the Department of Military Science. Upon its completion it was often referred to as the "New Armory", as opposed to the Old Armory, a building on the now Engineering Quadrangle that has since been demolished and replaced by Hollister Hall. In January 1940, it was named for Col. Frank A. Barton, Class of 1891. Colonel Barton was one of the first two Cornell students to receive an army commission in Cornell's Military Science Program, During World War I, Barton Hall functioned as an airplane hangar

Visiting

Barton Hall now contains a 200 m track, basketball courts, the Hart Memorial Library, and the Wortham Museum. After the opening of Newman Arena, the building was remodeled into a premier indoor track facility. The Recaflex track features eight 42-inch lanes, one of the few indoor 200-meter tracks in the country with eight such lanes. Barton also contains a throwing cage with a cement circle and crusher dust landing sector surrounded by a 25 ft high chain link fence. The interior of the track has a Recaflex runway for the pole vault, two long and triple jump pits and multiple high jump areas. The track itself has a raised aluminum curb and a common finish line. Barton Hall is also home to…

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Coordinates
52.0542, -2.7230
Parish
Hereford
Postcode
HR4 0AX
Parliamentary constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire
Established
1915
Nearest railway station
Broomy Hill1 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Barton Hall Cemetery?
Barton Hall Cemetery is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode HR4 0AX), in the parish of Hereford.
When was Barton Hall Cemetery built?
Built or established in 1915.
Who owns Barton Hall Cemetery?
Barton Hall Cemetery is owned by Cornell University.
Is Barton Hall Cemetery a protected site?
Yes — Barton Hall Cemetery is part of the River Lugg SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
How do I get to Barton Hall Cemetery?
The nearest railway station is Broomy Hill, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HR4 0AX.