Cowpen Roman Catholic Burial Ground
Blyth, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
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Three WWI Northumberland Fusiliers are buried here and also honoured on a special memorial in Blyth Links Cemetery:
J. Carroll,
J. Jackson,
R. Wigham.
Burials no longer take place here, and many of the headstones have been removed to give the look of a park. The burial ground is still under the guardianship of the church.
St Cuthbert's R C Church (not to be confused with St Cuthbert's C of E Church, Blyth,) started its life as a converted old cow byre, with a hayloft. The present church was designed by John Dobson, circa 1834, although various changes were made subsequently in the following decades; west wing added 1859-60 and east wing in 1872.
The original farm buildings were given to the Roman Catholic Church by the Sidney family who were to become its benefactors, evident by the number of their graves in the churchyard.
In 1836 the church became a Benedictine Mission and again this is evident from the number of graves containing Priests of the Order of Saint Benedict (OSB).
The church was consecrated on 18th November 1840.
Three WWI Northumberland Fusiliers are buried here and also honoured on a special memorial in Blyth Links Cemetery:
J. Carroll,
J. Jackson,
R. Wigham.
Burials no longer take place here, and many of the headstones have been removed to give the look of a park. The burial ground is still under the guardianship of the church.
St Cuthbert's R C Church (not to be confused with St Cuthbert's C of E Church, Blyth,) started its life as a converted old cow byre, with a hayloft. The present church was designed by John Dobson, circa 1834, although various changes were made subsequently in the following decades; west wing added 1859-60 and east wing in 1872.
The original farm buildings were given to the Roman Catholic Church by the Sidney family who were to become its benefactors, evident by the number of their graves in the churchyard.
In 1836 the church became a Benedictine Mission and again this is evident from the number of graves containing Priests of the Order of Saint Benedict (OSB).
The church was consecrated on 18th November 1840.
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- Added: 5 Oct 2015
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2592267
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