Arnos Vale Cemetery

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One of the cleared and partially restored sections.
One of the cleared and partially restored sections.

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.[1] The cemetery includes a number of listed buildings and monuments, including the Grade II* listed Church of England Mortuary Chapel,[2] Nonconformist Mortuary Chapel,[3] and entrance lodges and gates[4] and screen walls to main entrance.[5]

Arnos Vale cemetery is located on the road to Bath (A4). To reach it from Bristol's Marlborough Road bus station go to the nearby Hay Market bus stop just beyond Saint James Barton roundabout to catch the bus for Bath. The road goes past Temple Mead where the railway station is located. The cemetery is located just before Edward Road and Brislington, about a mile from the railway station but more than double the distance from the bus station.

Tomb of Raja Rammohun Roy (with canopy) in Arnos Vale cemetery
Tomb of Raja Rammohun Roy (with canopy) in Arnos Vale cemetery

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.[6] The cemetery is currently undergoing restoration.

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[edit] Notable people buried at Arnos Vale

[edit] Chattri of Raja Rammohun Roy

The reformer Raja Rammohun Roy died at Bristol on 27 September 1833 and was first buried at Stapleton, but was reinterred in 1843 in the newly laid out Arnos Vale cemetery under the splendid mausoleum designed by William Prinsep, which is a copy of a Bengali tomb or chattri (literally meaning umbrella).[7] A visit to the cemetery is a sort of pilgrimage for many of the followers and admirers of the Raja. According to information available with the cemetery, annually on the day a commemoration is held by this chattri at noon, 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".

[edit] Grade II listed Monuments

  • The War Memorial[8]
  • Monument 2 metres east of Tilly monument[9]
  • The 1857 Monument to Francis Barber Ogden[10]
  • 1890 Monument to Heber Denty[11]
  • 1852 Monument to James Bartlett[12]
  • 1860 Monument to John Tilly[13]
  • 1857 Monument to Thomas Lucas[14]
  • 1880 Obelisk memorial[15]

[edit] Gallery

Broken graves awaiting restoration

War graves

Graves among long grass

Epitaph for Raja Rammohun Roy

Tomb of Raja

General view 1

General view 2

[edit] References

  1. ^ Harriet Jordan, 2003 The register of parks and gardens: cemeteries. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
  2. ^ Church of England Mortuary Chapel. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
  3. ^ Nonconformist Mortuary Chapel. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
  4. ^ Entrance Lodges and Gates to Arno's Vale Cemetery. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
  5. ^ Screen walls to main entrance. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
  6. ^ Arnos Vale Awarded £4.8 Million Heritage Lottery Funding. Nicholas Pearsons Associates, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
  7. ^ Tomb of Raja Rammohun Roy Bahadoor. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
  8. ^ War Memorial. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
  9. ^ Monument 2 metres east of Tilly monument. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
  10. ^ Monument to Francis Barber Ogden. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
  11. ^ Monument to Heber Denty. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
  12. ^ Monument to James Bartlett. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
  13. ^ Monument to John Tilly. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
  14. ^ Monument to Thomas Lucas. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
  15. ^ Obelisk memorial. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.

[edit] External links

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