Gainsborough and District Heritage Association

 Helping preserve Gainsborough’s heritage and history for today and tomorrow.

The North Warren Cemetery project is now complete. To celebrate we held a successful exhibition about the cemetery and launched the Cemetery books and CD.

We have photographed and recorded all the gravestones in the North Warren Cemetery down Ropery Road.

Opened in 1846, the cemetery was the property of a company of shareholders mostly Wesleyan Methodists and Unitarians.

In 1856, the cemetery had not been consecrated and only dissenting ministers officated there.

It was transferred to the Urban District Council in 1899.

In the centre of the cemetery there was an octagonal Chapel (we would like to hear from anyone who has a photograph of this) built of grey bricks bearing the name - Tomlinson - whose brickyard was at Walkeringham.

Susan Edlington would like to thank Jim Radley of West Lindsey District Council and Paul Howitt-Cowan for getting this project ‘off the ground’.

If you can provide photographs of gravestones no longer standing - please contact us!

We’re also looking for help with one of the headstones in the cemetery -

Ann Shepherd who was born in Gainsborough on April 5th 1806. She died in Hull on January 7th 1871.

You can see a photo of the headstone here.

Registered Charity: 1077538 Contact us : susan@gainsboroughheritage.com

The Old Post Office, 12, North Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 2HS