NHER 33459 (Monument record) - Cromer Cemetery, Holt Road
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (DL) 491809: William Balls Monument at Cromer Old Cemetery
- Listed Building (DL) 491811: James Davies Monument at Cromer Old Cemetery
- Listed Building (DL) 491812: Bethuell Stimpson Monument at Cromer Old Cemetery
- Listed Building (DL) 491813: George Harrison Monument at Cromer Old Cemetery
Location
| Map sheet | TG24SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CROMER, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Norfolk Historic Gardens Survey grade two star (regional importance). See (S1).
Land donated in the town by B. B. Cabell of Cromer Hall in 1860.
One quarter for Dissenters, the rest consecrated.
Chapel in centre (NHER 51582) with paths at right angles lined with trees.
Private path led to Cromer Hall; this path has gone.
Closed in 1908.
Rare example of a cemetery provided by a private owner with path to his house.
2004.
Chapel (NHER 51582) and four headstones listed grade II.
Headstones are those of Bethuell Stimpson, George Harrison (fishermen) James Davies (lifeboat coxswain) and Williams Balls, which includes a depiction of his ship.
See (S2) and (S3) for further details.
E. Rose (NLA), 29 May 2004.
THE CHAPEL PREVIOUSLY RECORDED UNDER THIS RECORD IS NOW RECORDED UNDER NHER 51582.
June 2011. Newspaper Article.
Plans to turn cemetery into a fishing heritage centre.
See (S4) for further details.
D. Lefeuvre (HES), 22 August 2011.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF98162 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2012. Safety fears see over 60 headstones flattened. 1 May.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF48392 Unpublished Report: Taigel, A. 1997. Norfolk Gardens Trust: Town Gardens Survey - Volume One. Norfolk Gardens Trust.
- <S2> SNF99427 Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Listing Notification. Notification. DNF14901.
- <S3> SNF53862 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2004. Graves protected as pieces of history. 27 May.
- <S4> SNF81485 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2011. Cemetery could bring past to life. 3 June.
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Record last edited
May 30 2023 6:02PM