Jewish Burial Ground, Combe Down
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Jewish Burial Ground, Combe Down
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 23 Feb 2016
The view to the left of Image], with the wall of the ohel (which dates originally from 1836) on the immediate right. "This is one of only fifteen cemeteries surviving from the Georgian period in the country. The cemetery is notable for the survival of its Ohel(chapel) and the presence of two chest tombs. Despite a prolonged period of neglect since the closure of the cemetery in the early C20, the (approximately) fifty tombstones, walls, gate and Ohel remain essentially intact and the cemetery survives as an important reminder of one of the smaller social minority groups within Bath society" https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1396344 . Beyond the cemetery is Greendown House, dating from 1806 https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1394946 .
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Image Location
Latitude
51.359865
Longitude
-2.35326