Entrance to the Spion Kop Cemetery
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Image: © Mat Fascione Taken: 26 Aug 2017
Spion Kop Cemetery, originally known as Hartlepool Cemetery, is a disused cemetery on the coast near Hartlepool. It was opened in 1856 to replace St. Hilda's churchyard and designed by John Dobson. The area took its name from the Battle of Spion Kop in 1900 during the Boer War. The cemetery was formed from a combination of sand dune and ship's ballast. It is closed to new burials and is now managed as a local nature reserve. In the distance is the disused Steetley Magnesite pier at North Sands.
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