Ballast Hills Burial Ground Walking Tour
Ballast Hills Burial Groudn, Ford Street, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE6 1NW
The site was originally formed from ballast unloaded from ships that traded on the River Tyne. Then between the 17th and 19th century, Ballast Hills was a non-conformist cemetery. It's estimated that up to 80,000 people are buried at Ballast Hills. After an 1853 cholera outbreak, Ballast Hills stopped being used as a burial ground but remained open to the public. In 1930 the gravestones were removed and it become a park - as it remains today, nearly 100 years later. You can still see many gravestones laid in the paths, and a select few gravestones, mainly those from religious leaders, are still standing at the edge of what was Ouseburn School, now the i4 Business Centre.
Ballast Hills Burial Groudn, Ford Street, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE6 1NW