Cemeteries · West Midlands
Lodge Hill Cemetery and Crematorium
Lodge Hill Cemetery and Crematorium is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Selly Oak · 1.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Lodge Hill Cemetery and Crematorium is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.4406°, -1.9596°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
Lodge Hill Cemetery is a municipal cemetery and crematorium in Selly Oak, Birmingham, England. The cemetery was first opened by King’s Norton Rural District Council in 1895, and during the 1930s became the site of Birmingham's first municipal crematorium. Having its main entrance in Weoley Park Road, the cemetery is bounded by Weoley Avenue, Kemberton Road and Castle Road. It can be reached by bus route X21, 48 from Birmingham, Weoley Castle. Nearby is Weoley Castle, the ruin of a moated and fortified mediaeval manor house. Further down the hill the disused Selly Oak to Lapal Canal path runs at a tangent to the site. At the bottom of the hill runs the Bourn Brook.
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Background
History
]] The original cemetery site of 17 acre was laid out at a cost of £15,000, which included the construction of offices and two mortuary chapels designed by F. B. Andrews. Although it was opened in January 1895, it was not until the following year that it was consecrated by the then Bishop of Worcester and Coventry, the Right Reverend John Perowne. The cemetery passed to the care of Birmingham Corporation in 1911 with the absorption of King’s Norton and Northfield Urban District Council following the Greater Birmingham Act. It was extended in 1925 to cover just over 61 acre, and in 1934 saw the building of Birmingham’s first municipal crematorium. The crematorium and chapel, which first…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4406, -1.9596
- District
- Birmingham
- Parish
- Birmingham, unparished area
- Postcode
- B29 5AA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Established
- 1895
- Nearest railway station
- Selly Oak — 1.6 km
- Official site
- www.birmingham.gov.uk
Sources
- osm: w26354459 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Lodge Hill Cemetery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Lodge Hill Entrance.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lodge Hill Cemetery and Crematorium?
- Lodge Hill Cemetery and Crematorium is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B29 5AA), in the parish of Birmingham, unparished area.
- When was Lodge Hill Cemetery and Crematorium built?
- Built or established in 1895.
- Who owns Lodge Hill Cemetery and Crematorium?
- Lodge Hill Cemetery and Crematorium is owned by | size = 61 acres.
- How do I get to Lodge Hill Cemetery and Crematorium?
- The nearest railway station is Selly Oak, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B29 5AA.