Grant Gardens
| Grant Gardens | |
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| Type | Public park |
| Location | Liverpool |
| Coordinates | 53°24′56″N 2°57′44″W / 53.415562°N 2.962330°W |
| Area | 5 acres (0.020 km2) |
| Created | 22 April 1914 |
| Operated by | Liverpool City Council |
| Status | Open all year round |
Grant Gardens previously Liverpool Necropolis, is a park and former cemetery in Liverpool, United Kingdom. It is named after Alderman J. R. Grant, J.P, chairman of the Corporation Parks and Gardens Committee.[1][2]
The Necropolis opened in 1825, with buildings by John Foster Jr, it closed in 1898 and was transferred to the council who reopened it as a park in 1914.[1] While the memorials and structures above ground have been removed, the graves themselves are intact.
Notable residents
- Hugh Stowell Brown
- Daniel James (businessman)
- Thomas Raffles abolitionist and minister.
References
- 1 2 "Necropolis Home Page". Toxtethparkcemetery.co.uk. 1914-04-22. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Liverpool & South West Lancs Genealogy • View topic - Necropolis/Grant Gardens". Liverpool-genealogy.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
External links
- Necropolis.
- Necop2 Some photographs of the Necropolis Cemetery, courtesy of Liverpool Records Office.
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Coordinates: 53°23′N 2°56′W / 53.383°N 2.933°W
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