Dean Road cemetery architectural guided walk

Dean Road cemetery, which opened in 1857,was designed by J P Pritchett and Sons a practice which was one of the foremost specialists in the design of cemeteries at the time. It is also the burial place of several people such as architects, engineers and builders, who were influential in the development of 19th century Scarborough. Chris will start the guided walk with a look the history and the architecture of the cemetery and its buildings. He will then guide us round some significant memorials to architects, engineers and builders. The tour will then pass through into Manor Road cemetery laid out in 1870 a very different way by Leonard Thompson, look at some more memorials. In this area we will look ay buildings by the highly regarded local architect Frank Tugwell, heavily influenced by the Arts & Crafts movement

Timings & Tours

Sunday 14 September:

1:00pm until 2:30pm

Location & directions

Dean Road cemetery, Dean Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 7SN

Directions:

National Grid reference TA 03367 88886

Contact on day:

Christopher Hall

Telephone number:

+447411919501

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

The cemetery paths are accessible to all but the tour will go off these amidst the headstones, there are accessibility issues here For today toilets will be available in the Bothy

Additional information

This guided walk is part of the Dean Road/Manor Road cemetery Heritage Day look out for the separately listed entry. People wanting to go on the guided walk are asked to sign up at the Scarborough Archaeological and Historical Society's mini-digs stall For today, refreshments and toilets will be available in The Bothy which is within the south-west corner of the cemetery

Max no of people per tour:

24

Est. tour duration:

1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)

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