Heaton, Benton Road, Heaton Cemetery, Jews' Burial Ground

HER Number:
10849

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Heaton, Benton Road, Heaton Cemetery, Jews' Burial Ground

Place:
Heaton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Inhumation Cemetery

Site Type: Specific:
Jewish Cemetery

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
This Victorian Cemetery (HER 9854) was opened as ‘Byker & Heaton Cemetery’ on April 24th 1890. A plot running north-south parallel with Benton Road was acquired by Jesmond Synagogue when the cemetery opened. The plot consists of four long rows of stones and is railed off from the rest of the cemetery. Entrance is through the ohel (prayer hall at burial ground, especially a small walk-in memorial to a deceased Hasidic rabbi) of 1922 on Etherstone Avenue, a white-washed building with slate roof. The first burial was of Etta Jackson on 3 October 1916. An extension and modern bet taharah (mortuary) have been added to the ohel at the rear.

Easting:
2698

Northing:
6681

Grid Reference:
NZ26986681

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Sharman Kadish, 2006, Jewish Heritage in England - Architectural Guide, page 188; Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 133