The Memorial Gardens on West Street was formally the Scunthorpe Cemetery which opened in 1885, the first burial being on 30th January that year. The last burial took place on 30th September 1988, by that time the cemetery contained 3417 graves.
The cemetery was cleared of memorials using powers under the Disused Burial Grounds Act 1884. Some of the memorials that were considered more notabled were moved to three corners of the cemetery when the Memorial Gardens were created.
Main entrance to the Memorial Gardens
Below are a selection of photo’s, each can be clicked to enlarge
Memorials at the South Eastern coner of the gardens
Some of the head stones have been embedded into the grass
A path meanders around the gardens
Memorials in the North Eastern corner of the gardens
A close up of one of the memorials at the North Eastern corner of the gardens
There are plenty of seating areas within the gardens
More headstones embedded into the grass
Memorials at the North Western corner of the gardens
A close up of a memorial at the North Western corner of the gardens
People walking through the gardens
Another view of the North Western corner of the gardens
Those who have stopped off for a drink must remember to use the bins
The path winding along the Western side of the gardens
The is the resting place of the Westoby family, James Westoby had a tobacconists shop on the High Street, roughly between where the entrances are to the old & new market halls are today, he also had a newsagents on West Street.
Looking towards the main entrance from within the gardens
Where this raised flower bed lays in the middled of the gardens once stood the mortuary chapel
The centre peice of the gardens is this raised flower bed with a stone cross laid upon. The stone memorial on the front bares the name of seven Scunthorpe men who gave their lives during the Great War
Each one of these flag stones embedded in the grass which leads to the seating area are actual headstones which some people may find a bit dis-respectful
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