Cemeteries · Central Scotland
Southern Necropolis
Southern Necropolis is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bridge Street · 1.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Southern Necropolis is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1840. Coordinates: 55.8434°, -4.2469°. 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
The Southern Necropolis is a cemetery in the Gorbals district of southern Glasgow, Scotland. It was opened in the year 1840 to provide an affordable and respectable place of burial for the people of Gorbals and the surrounding areas of the city of Glasgow. Over 250,000 individuals have been buried within the many lairs.
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Background
History
The cemetery was established in response to the crowded state of the Old Gorbals Burial Ground, on Rutherglen Road. Proposals for a new cemetery were put forward in 1839, and the following year land was purchased from William Gilmour of Oatlands. The first burial, that of a 16-month-old child, took place on 21 July 1840. There are three sections to the cemetery: Central opened in 1840; Eastern opened in 1846; and the larger Western section opened in 1850. The entrance to the cemetery is at Caledonia Road, via the grand gatehouse which was built in 1848 to designs by the Glasgow architect Charles Wilson. In 1954 the cemetery played host to a large group of child "vampire hunters" searching…
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- Coordinates
- 55.8434, -4.2469
- District
- Glasgow City
- Postcode
- G5 0TE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glasgow East
- Established
- 1840
- Nearest railway station
- Bridge Street — 1.2 km
Sources
- osm: w44635018 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Southern Necropolis (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Southern Necropolis?
- Southern Necropolis is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode G5 0TE).
- When was Southern Necropolis built?
- Built or established in 1840.
- Who owns Southern Necropolis?
- Southern Necropolis is owned by | size =.
- How do I get to Southern Necropolis?
- The nearest railway station is Bridge Street, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode G5 0TE.