Atherstone Cemetery, Atherstone

Atherstone cemetery war memorial, 2017.

Image courtesy of John Parton.

Atherstone cemetery war memorial inscription, 2017.

Image courtesy of John Parton

Atherstone cemetery war memorial panel one, 2017.

Image courtesy of John Parton

Atherstone cemetery war memorial panel two, 2017.

Image courtesy of John Parton

Atherstone cemetery war memorial panel three, 2017.

Image courtesy of John Parton

Atherstone cemetery war memorial, 1939-45 panel. 2017.

Image courtesy of John Parton

Description of this historic site

Cemetery with shrubbery, topiary yews, clipped hollies and a number of funerary monuments. Recommendation for inclusion in theLocal List by Lovie.

Can you help?

Please upload a photograph of this historic site.

Notes about this historic site

12 Cemetery in Sheepy Road established 1870.
Original site laid out on a simple grid plan with avenues along the main walks. Shrubbery planting concentrated along roadside boundary to the east. Clipped hollies, topiary yews and specimen confers survive in well-kept site. Central path features a rond-point of clipped rhododendrons enclosing two seats.
There are a number of interesting monuments including an obelisk to the Bracebridge family and a War Memorial.
Lovie reports that illustrations show the existence of a lodge, later demolished and replaced by a modern house, standing at the principal entrance, but no chapel appears to have been provided.
To the west there is a large 20th century extension to the cemetery.
Recommendation for inclusion in the local list by Lovie.