Tyne and Wear HER(9846): St. John's Cemetery, Jew's Burial Ground - Details
9846
Newcastle
St. John's Cemetery, Jew's Burial Ground
Elswick
NZ26SW
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Cemetery
Jewish Cemetery
POST MEDIEVAL
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Structure
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
422330
563700
NZ422330563700
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