Introduction
St Woolos Cemetery is a well-preserved landscaped garden cemetery. The eastern part of the cemetery contains the original path layout and informal tree and shrub planting, mostly of evergreens.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
- History
Period
- Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW (Gt) 38
- Grade: II
Features
- Chapel (featured building)
- Description: There are two mid-19th-century chapels by the south gate of the cemetery and a smaller late 19th-century chapel to the north.
- Key Information
Type
Funerary Site
Purpose
Sacred / Ritual / Funerary
Principal Building
Religious Ritual And Funerary
Period
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
Survival
Extant
Hectares
34
Open to the public
Yes
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'Newport, St Woolos Cemetery' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Gwent} (Cardiff: Cadw, 1994), pp. 112-3 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Gwent
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, 'St Woolos Cemetery, Gardens, Newport ',