The Quantock Road Cemetery

The Quantock Road Cemetery was laid out in 1924. It is still open. For the records of this cemetery contact the cemeteries department of Bridgwater Town Council.

Prior to the Quantock's opening there had been a debate about extending the Wembdon Road Cemetery. However, given the encroachment of Halesleigh Road it was decided to sell the remaining land there and set out a brand new out of town cemetery. As you can see below it was originally completely isolated in farmland.

The Quantock Road Cemetery can be seen at the centre bottom of this 1928 OS map, which shows the brand new Quantock Road.

The centre of the cemetery is laid out in a great curve, then it regularises into a grid. All the later extensions followed the grid pattern.

The Quantock Road Cemetery has the only surviving cemetery chapel in Bridgwater. This was the last gothic revival building built in the town. Whether intentional or not, the side projections, the bell cot and the two hedges to the front make it resemble a sphinx.
The Oldest portion of the cemetery is set around a crescent. The whole site sits into a gentle slope. Since this photograph was taken the opposite fields have been redeveloped into housing.
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