St. John's Cemetery, Jew's Burial Ground

HER Number:
9846

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
St. John's Cemetery, Jew's Burial Ground

Place:
Elswick

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

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:
The Jewish section of Elswick Cemetery is of high cultural value and history. The section is separate from the rest of St. John’s Cemetery and dates back to around the 1830s. It includes a mixture of Jewish gravestones with Hebrew inscriptions in sandstone and polished granite. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
422330

Northing:
563700

Grid Reference:
NZ422330563700

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; Sharman Kadish, 2006, Jewish Heritage in England - Architectural Guide, page 188