Bishopwearmouth Cemetery, Jews' Burial Grounds

Bishopwearmouth Cemetery, Jews' Burial Grounds

HER Number
10844
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth Cemetery, Jews' Burial Grounds
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Cemetery
Site Type: Specific
Jewish Cemetery
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
There are three Jewish sections in the cemetery. The earliest (1856-99) is at the north-east corner with Hylton Road (NZ 3743 5660). The second (1899-1926) is near the crematorium towards the west (NZ 3722 5631). The third (1926 onwards) is at the north-west corner (NZ 3703 5639). The red brick ohel (prayer hall at burial ground, especially a small walk-in memorial to a deceased Hasidic rabbi) with Hebrew inscription "BET MOED L'KOL HAI" (House of Meeting for All Living) is covered in graffiti.
Easting
437030
Northing
556390
Grid Reference
NZ437030556390
Sources
Sharman Kadish, 2006, Jewish Heritage in England - Architectural Guide, page 186