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