Harton Cemetery, Jewish section
Harton Cemetery, Jewish section
HER Number
10854
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Harton Cemetery, Jewish section
Place
Harton
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
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
Harton Cemetery (HER 5233) opened in 1891. The first burial in the Jewish plot was on 18 May 1899 according to the burial registers. The earliest tombstone dates from 1900. The plot is enclosed by a stone wall.
Easting
437780
Northing
565780
Grid Reference
NZ437780565780
Sources
Sharman Kadish, 2006, Jewish Heritage in England - Architectural Guide, page 190; Jewish Chronicle, 3 March 1899, p 30