King's Lynn Borough Council Cemetery (north)

Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 30 Apr 2011

A bath stone cross on top of a squat dome on a squat square plinth marks the grave of Walter Moyse, JP (d Aug 1870). The inscription reads: “Alderman and Mayor of King’s Lynn. “Universally respected by his fellow townsmen for his kind and charitable disposition and his untiring efforts for the welfare of this town.” Moyse was a wool merchant who at one time owned St George’s Guildhall and used it as a warehouse. Bath stone cross-crowned squat dome on squat square plinth. The cemetery was opened in 1846 as a non-denominational extension to one of Kings Lynn's churches and then came under the control of Kings Lynn Burial Board in 1855, being one of the first municipal burial grounds in the country. The site is bisected by Hardwick Road and covers some 20 acres. It retains much of its arboretum layout. The chapels (still marked on OS maps) were demolished in the 1970's. The northern sections contain burials belonging to the parish of All Saints whereas the burials in the southern sections belong to the parish of St Margaret. Some of the sections are on un-consecrated ground, and one section has been given over to Roman Catholic burials.

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