History of Belper Cemetery Leaflet 2013
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Much of the town town the of Much centre. its at lies Belper and Derby, Part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. Heritage World Mills Valley Derwent the of Part of the Derwent Valley between Matlock Bath and and Bath Matlock between Valley Derwent the of The World Heritage Site occupies a 15-mile stretch stretch 15-mile a occupies Site Heritage World The E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] E-mail: recreation area. area. recreation Town Hall, Market Place, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 Derbyshire, Ripley, Place, Market Hall, Town 3BT This is a place for peace and contemplation, not a a not contemplation, and peace for place a is This Amber Valley Borough Council Borough Valley Amber thoughts of other visitors, and respect the graves. graves. the respect and visitors, other of thoughts Tel: 01773 841565 or at the address below: address the at or 841565 01773 Tel: stunning landscape, but consider the privacy and and privacy the consider but landscape, stunning Sue Beresford, Cemeteries Officer Officer Cemeteries Beresford, Sue cemetery, to appreciate the historic buildings and and buildings historic the appreciate to cemetery, contact: Please do take a stroll through this beautiful wooded wooded beautiful this through stroll a take do Please For further information relating to the cemetery, cemetery, the to relating information further For history. history. this remarkable place, and tell you a little more of its its of more little a you tell and place, remarkable this grounds. This leaflet will point out some of the features of of features the of some out point will leaflet This way system and be mindful of other vehicles in the the in vehicles other of mindful be and system way landscape designer William Barron of Elvaston). of Barron William designer landscape around the cemetery grounds. Please follow the one- the follow Please grounds. cemetery the around of an arboretum (the latter overseen by renowned renowned by overseen latter (the arboretum an of is available by the cemetery chapels and in small bays bays small in and chapels cemetery the by available is lodge built and the ground landscaped in the form form the in landscaped ground the and built lodge vehicular access available every day. Limited parking parking Limited day. every available access vehicular cemetery was created, with burial chapels and a a and chapels burial with created, was cemetery gates are open from 8am until sunset each day, with with day, each sunset until 8am from open are gates of the town, overlooking the River Derwent. A A Derwent. River the overlooking town, the of the cemetery. The The cemetery. the purchased 15 acres of ground on the northern side side northern the on ground of acres 15 purchased is responsible for for responsible is In 1857, a Belper Burial Board was formed, and and formed, was Board Burial Belper a 1857, In Borough Council Council Borough the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. Site. Heritage World Mills Valley Derwent the Amber Valley Valley Amber Welcome to Belper Cemetery, which lies within within lies which Cemetery, Belper to Welcome quiet contemplation quiet cemetery in1859. cemetery it was opened as a a as opened was it the Derwent Valley, Valley, Derwent the A place of beauty and and beauty of place A incline overlooking overlooking incline 2JE. Set on a steep steep a on Set 2JE. Cemetery Derbyshire, DE56 DE56 Derbyshire, Broadholme, Belper, Belper, Broadholme, on Matlock Road at at Road Matlock on Belper Belper Belper Cemetery is is Cemetery Belper Information about Belper Cemetery Belper about Information Timeline William Barron for Belper - designer of the Cemetery Picture provided by Audrey Leam. cemetery landcape 1853 - Parliament passed the Burial Scotsman William Barron (1805-91) was one of Act to enable Belper’s only holder the leading Victorian landscape gardeners and local authorities nurserymen. to set up burial boards and of the Victoria Cross After designing the celebrated gardens of purchase land for Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire for the Earl and cemeteries and In Belper Cemetery you will find the grave of Charles Countess of Harrington, Barron went into burial chapels. Edwin Stone VC (1889-1952) who served during the business at Borrowash as nurseryman, landscape This was because First World War as a Gunner with the 83rd Brigade gardener and tree transplanter, designing and many urban Royal Field Artillery. planting numerous gardens, public parks and church burial yards were “full up”. cemeteries. 1857 - Belper rate payers appointed a Burial Board On 21st March 1918 at Caponne Farm, France under After advising on the design and planting which purchased 15 acres of ground for the heavy gas and shell fire, Stone was sent back with an present cemetery. They sanctioned the building order, which he delivered successfully. of Derby Burial Board’s Nottingham Road Cemetery (1855) Barron designed the landscape of two burial chapels and other buildings, the He returned with his rifle, under heavy barrage to of the Belper Cemetery site (1859) as a landscaping of the ground, and importantly, assist in holding the enemy at bay. Later he helped to borrowing £7,000 from the Government to picturesque arboretum rising from the banks of capture a machine-gun and took four prisoners. cover all costs. The following were appointed: the Derwent, incorporating rockwork, mounds, Edward Holmes of Birmingham (architect); William For most prestigious gallantry he was awarded the numerous elegant evergreens and some Freeman of Belper (builder); William Barron of Victoria Cross and promoted to Bombardier. deciduous trees. Elvaston (landscape designer). Bombadier Stone was one of 96 Victoria Cross Barron was strongly influenced by John Claudius 1858, 25th May - Thomas William Evans MP laid the holders chosen for the Guard of Honour which Loudon’s book The British Winter Garden foundation stone. accompanied the coffin of the Unknown Soldier in to 1859, 16th June - Cemetery opened by the Bishop of (1852) which saw specially designed new urban Westminster Abbey for burial on November 11 1920. Lichfield. cemeteries as a solution to problems of urban 1859, 2nd July – The first burial John Smith, Plumber, There are many other graves to be found in Belper health, sanitation and lack of green space. Glazier and Painter, Chapel Street, Belper, aged 47. Cemetery relating to World War One. Green Hall Barron advocated planting evergreens such 1859 - 1860 – In the first year there were 194 burials (now demolished, but originally a Strutt residence) as yews and Scots Pine in picturesque garden of which 152 were in Consecrated Ground and 42 was a convalescence cemeteries, an idea that became popular. in Protestant Non-Conformist Ground. hospital for soldiers during He argued that yews were ideal for cemeteries 1860 to present – Programme of tree (particularly much of the war period because of their sacred associations, natural evergreens) and shrub (rhododendrons) planting. - but not all patients beauty and the all year round protection they Enlargement of cemetery. Provision of asphalt survived to go home or roads and paths. Seating for visitors. offered against rain and sunshine. return to the Front. A walk through history The Strutt family The first member of the Strutt family to be buried Start at the Main Entrance Gates - on the left is the of the plot is George Herbert Strutt (1854-1928), his here was Anthony Radford Strutt (1791-1875; top), former Superintendent’s House. wife Edith Adela and several children. Retrace your grandson of Jedediah Strutt, the founder of the steps to the path. • Between the division of the roads on the grass is a Belper Mills (although there is no gravestone). (damaged) marker stone indicating the division of the • Turn right and proceed up the slope. At the junction cemetery between the Protestant Non-conformist (and with the road turn right. Above on the left is more When Friargate Unitarian Chapel in Derby was un-consecrated) ground on the left and consecrated ground and above that the Primrose Hill Children’s demolished in 1974, Joseph Strutt (1765-1844) was ground on the right. Other similar marker stones Burial Area. The main roadways have zig-zagged up the moved from the chapel and re-interred here. He indicate this division line up the slope through the slope from the entrance. was the youngest son of Jedediah middle of the chapel complex towards the top of the • Having walked a short distance, turn right going down and gifted the Arboretum to hill. The stone also commemorated the opening and the slope.