Entrance road, West Road Cemetery & Crematorium
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Entrance road, West Road Cemetery & Crematorium
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 30 Dec 2010
The crematorium and cemetery was opened on the 22nd October 1934. It has two chapels, joined together by an arcaded cloister know as a loggia Image The original Garden of Remembrance is immediately behind the cloisters and is approached through the archway of the central clock tower. Addition photos can be found here http://newcastlephotos.blogspot.com/2007/07/west-road-crematorium.html This is another of the Northumberland & Durham locations used in the 1971 Michael Caine film, 'Get Carter' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Carter
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Image Location
Latitude
54.982504
Longitude
-1.677617