Arnos Vale Cemetery
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Arnos Vale Cemetery (sometimes written Arno's Vale Cemetery), located in Arno's Vale in Bristol
, England
, was established in 1837. Its first burial was in 1839. The cemetery followed a joint-stock model, funded by shareholders. It was laid out as an Arcadian landscape with buildings by Charles Underwood
.
Arnos Vale cemetery
is located on the road from Bristol to Bath (A4). The cemetery is located just before Edward Road and Brislington
, about a mile from Temple Meads railway station and about 2 miles from Bristol bus station.
The cemetery includes a number of listed buildings and monuments, including the Grade II* listed Church of England
Mortuary Chapel
, Nonconformist Mortuary Chapel, and entrance lodges and gates and screen walls to main entrance.
During the 20th century the cemetery fell into disrepair, and local groups began campaigning for its restoration. In 2003 it was featured on the BBC programme Restoration. The cemetery was a South West region runner-up and has since received a £4.8 million Heritage Lottery Fund
grant. The cemetery is undergoing restoration, however the Mortuary Chapel, Entrance Lodges and Gates and Nonconformist Mortuary Chapel remain on the English Heritage
Buildings at Risk Register.
, but was reinterred in 1843 in the newly laid out Arnos Vale cemetery under the mausoleum designed by William Prinsep, which is a copy of a Bengali tomb or chattri (literally meaning umbrella). According to information available at the cemetery, a commemoration is held annually at this chattri, attended by Unitarians, Bristol's Lord Mayor and the Indian High Commissioner plus Indians and British who remember with gratitude the works of the "Founder of Modern India".
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, was established in 1837. Its first burial was in 1839. The cemetery followed a joint-stock model, funded by shareholders. It was laid out as an Arcadian landscape with buildings by Charles Underwood
Charles Underwood
Charles Underwood was a builder in Cheltenham who moved to Bristol where he became a neo-classical architect....
.
Arnos Vale cemetery
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
is located on the road from Bristol to Bath (A4). The cemetery is located just before Edward Road and Brislington
Brislington
Brislington is an area in the south east of the city of Bristol, England. It is on the edge of Bristol and from Bath. The Brislington Brook runs through the area in the woodlands of Nightingale Valley...
, about a mile from Temple Meads railway station and about 2 miles from Bristol bus station.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Mortuary Chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
, Nonconformist Mortuary Chapel, and entrance lodges and gates and screen walls to main entrance.
During the 20th century the cemetery fell into disrepair, and local groups began campaigning for its restoration. In 2003 it was featured on the BBC programme Restoration. The cemetery was a South West region runner-up and has since received a £4.8 million Heritage Lottery Fund
Heritage Lottery Fund
The Heritage Lottery Fund is a fund established in the United Kingdom under the National Lottery etc. Act 1993. The Fund opened for applications in 1994. It uses money raised through the National Lottery to transform and sustain the UK’s heritage...
grant. The cemetery is undergoing restoration, however the Mortuary Chapel, Entrance Lodges and Gates and Nonconformist Mortuary Chapel remain on the English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
Buildings at Risk Register.
Notable people buried at Arnos Vale
- Daniel BurgesDaniel BurgesLieutenant Colonel Daniel Burges VC, DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
(VCVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
, DSODistinguished Service OrderThe Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
, Croix de GuerreCroix de guerreThe Croix de guerre is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was awarded during World War I, again in World War II, and in other conflicts...
avec Palme (France); Greek Military Cross (2nd Class)), World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
hero - Roland BrotherhoodRoland BrotherhoodRowland Brotherhood was a British engineer. He was born in Middlesex in 1812 and died in Bristol in 1883. He married Priscilla Penton in 1835 and they had 14 children, one also called Rowland who played cricket for Gloucestershire, another called Peter...
, engineer and friend of Isambard Kingdom BrunelIsambard Kingdom BrunelIsambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS , was a British civil engineer who built bridges and dockyards including the construction of the first major British railway, the Great Western Railway; a series of steamships, including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship; and numerous important bridges...
. - Mary CarpenterMary CarpenterMary Carpenter was an English educational and social reformer. The daughter of a Unitarian minister, she founded a ragged school and reformatories, bringing previously unavailable educational opportunities to poor children and young offenders in Bristol.She published articles and books on her work...
, educational and social reformer - Gronow DavisGronow DavisMajor-General Gronow Davis VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
(VCVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
), Crimean WarCrimean WarThe Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
hero - Dora GreenwellDora Greenwell-Life:Dorothy Greenwell was born 6 December 1821 at the family estate called Greenwell Ford in Lanchester, County Durham, England.Her father was William Thomas Greenwell and mother was Dorothy Smales ....
(1821–1882) poet - Anthony Norris GrovesAnthony Norris GrovesAnthony Norris Groves has been described as the "father of faith missions". He launched the first Protestant mission to Arabic-speaking Muslims, and settled in Baghdad, now the capital of Iraq, and later in southern India. His ideas influenced a circle of friends who became leaders in the Plymouth...
, missionary - George MullerGeorge MüllerGeorge Müller , a Christian evangelist and Director of the Ashley Down orphanage in Bristol, England, cared for 10,024 orphans in his life...
, orphanage founder - Elisha Smith RobinsonElisha Smith RobinsonElisha Smith Robinson 1817-1885 was the son of a Gloucestershire paper maker Edward Robinson. In 1840 his father threatened to replace him within the family business with a Londoner so he ventured to Bristol with a small loan and within 20 years his own printing and packaging business E. S. & A....
, industrialist, Mayor of BristolBristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
1866 and benefactor - Raja Ram Mohan RoyRam Mohan RoyRaja Ram Mohan Roy was an Indian religious, social, and educational reformer who challenged traditional Hindu culture and indicated the lines of progress for Indian society under British rule. He is sometimes called the father of modern India...
, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n social reformer - Harry Blanshard WoodHarry Blanshard WoodHarry Blanshard Wood, VC, MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(VC, MMMilitary MedalThe Military Medal was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other services, and formerly also to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land....
), World War I hero
Chattri of Raja Rammohun Roy
The reformer Raja Rammohun Roy died at Bristol on 27 September 1833 and was first buried at StapletonStapleton, Bristol
Stapleton is an area in the north-eastern suburbs of the city of Bristol, England. The name is colloquially used today to describe the ribbon village along Bell Hill and Park Road in the Frome Valley. It borders Eastville to the South and Begbrook and Frenchay to the North...
, but was reinterred in 1843 in the newly laid out Arnos Vale cemetery under the mausoleum designed by William Prinsep, which is a copy of a Bengali tomb or chattri (literally meaning umbrella). According to information available at the cemetery, a commemoration is held annually at this chattri, attended by Unitarians, Bristol's Lord Mayor and the Indian High Commissioner plus Indians and British who remember with gratitude the works of the "Founder of Modern India".
Grade II listed Monuments
- 1852 Monument to James Bartlett
- 1857 Monument to Thomas Lucas
- 1857 Monument to Francis Barber OgdenFrancis Barber OgdenFrancis Barber Ogden was a member of the Society of Cincinnati with a monument at Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, England. The worn lettering can be interpreted as "Francis beer Ogden" , but a reading "Francis Barber Ogden" is also possible...
- 1860 Monument to John Tilly
- 1880 Obelisk memorial
- 1890 Monument to Heber Denty
- Monument 2 metres east of Tilly monument
- The War Memorial
- Monument to Francis Bennett.
- Monument to Mary Breillat.
- Monument to Challenger Family.
- Monument to Susannah Clark.
- Monument to Thomas Daniel Doddrell.
- Monument to Lieut. James Gardner.
- Monument to Gwyer Family.
- Monument to Harwood.
- Monument to Thomas Gadd Matthews.
- Monument to Melsom Family.
- Monument next to Tilly monument.
- Monument to Elizabeth Paddon.
- Monument to PC Richard Hill.
- Monument to Rev. John Pratt.
- Monument to Thomas Renolds.
- Monument to Dr Thomas Tovey Smart.
- Monument to Isabella Weston.
- Monument to Rev. Walter Whiting.
- Monument to Joseph Williams.
External links
- Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust
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: Arnos Vale group - Friends of Arnos Vale Cemetery