Beckett Street Cemetery, Leeds

Beckett St. Cemetery opened in 1845 & is the second oldest Municipal cemetery in England with over 188,000 burials. As well as the fascinating stories of these people you will get a chance to find relatives should you be tracing your family tree. Bring along any information you have or contact Alun beforehand on [email protected]

Timings & Tours

Sunday 08 September:

1400

Tuesday 10 September:

1400

Wednesday 11 September:

1400

Location & directions

140 Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 3BX

Directions:

Some free parking in cemetery...limited...or across the road in Medical Museum...small charge Toilets, cafe available in Medical Museum

Contact on day:

ALUN PUGH

Telephone number:

+447840742075

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Access is slightly hampered by cobbled pathways & we do venture off the main paths from time to time. Please wear suitable footwear. There are no toilets on site but there are across the road at the Medical Museum...as is a cafe. Parking is limited in the cemetery but some is available in the Medical Museum for a small fee

Additional information

There may be time at the end to help people find the graves of relatives but you would need to bring along the grave numbers. Should you not have this information you could contact Alun by email [email protected] giving names, date of death etc. If time is short arrangements can be made to meet at a future convenient time.

Max no of people per tour:

50

Est. tour duration:

1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)

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