The Avenues in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Hull General Cemetery
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 15, 2025
1. Hull General Cemetery Marker
The original entrance was located on the corner of Prince's Avenue and Spring Bank West, and boasted a Gothic Revival chapel, lodge and entrance gates designed by Hull born architect Cuthbert Brodrick The chapel and lodge were demolished in the early part of the 20th century, the Grade II gates were relocated to their current location.
Over 50,000 people are buried in the cemetery, including several eminent local dignitaries, clergy, artists, surgeons, gentry and industrialists, such as William Clowes, Zachariah Pearson, Thomas Wilson, Henry Blundell and John Gravill. Located amongst the 10,000 unmarked paupers graves is the monument of John Fountain, the Guardian of the Hull Workhouse whose wish was to be buried amongst the poor.
The cemetery closed for burials in 1972 and was purchased by Hull City Council for a nominal fee. It is now a unique heritage site set in an urban woodland which is a haven for wildlife. Although
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Erected by Friends of Hull General Cemetery.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.
Location. 53° 45.089′ N, 0° 21.941′ W. Marker is in Kingston upon Hull, England. It is in The Avenues. It can be reached from Spring Bank West, on the right when traveling west. The marker is just within the cemetery gate on Spring Bank West. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 299 Spring Bank W, Kingston upon Hull, England HU5, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in England’s Yorkshire & The Humber. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Spring Bank West Quaker Burial Ground (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Amy Johnson's Famous Flight, May 1930 (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Amy Johnson, 1903-1941 (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); The Story of the Neptune Inn (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); Old Grammar School (approx. 2.3 kilometers away); Welcome to Beverley (approx. 10.6 kilometers away); Beverley Station History (approx. 10.8 kilometers away).
Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2025, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 85 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 15, 2025, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
