Baldock Cemetery

Cemetery in Hertfordshire, England

Baldock Cemetery is the burial ground for the market town of Baldock in North Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. It is maintained by North Hertfordshire District Council.^[1]

Baldock Cemetery opened in the early twentieth century when the churchyard of the nearby Church of St Mary the Virgin was closed for burials. Access to the cemetery is via a drive from The Sycamores, which is off Norton Road in Baldock. The cemetery is open for the burial of people of all faiths.^[2]

Seven casualties from both World Wars are buried here, two from World War I and five from World War II including Flight Sergeant Cyril Ivan Walker of 49 Squadron, who was killed when the Lancaster bomber he was in crashed on take-off in April 1945;^[3] these graves are distinguished by Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstones.^[4]

It has been stated that the cemetery will be full by about 2020.^[5] An attempt by The Baldock Society in 2012 to gauge whether there was local support for a new cemetery in Baldock was met with little interest.^[6]

Gallery

An unusual headstone showing a formerly glazed recess to contain World War I medals
The grave of Evelyne Mary, the daughter of Major General Harry Macan Mason
The section for cremated remains

References

^ Burials and Cemeteries in North Herts – North Hertfordshire District Council website
^ Baldock Cemetery on the North Hertfordshire District Council website
^ Cyril Ivan Walker – 49 Squadron Association website
^ Baldock Cemetery on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website
^ "Body burials may stop as North Herts cemeteries fill up", The Comet, 11 November 2010
^ "Poor response by town over future of Baldock cemetery", The Comet, 24 November 2012