Lawnswood Cemetery, Adel, Leeds, England

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Brief description of site

Lawnswood Cemetery is situated about 6km north-west of Leeds city centre. The original site covered some 6.25 hectares (the registered area) which has since been extended. Features of the site include several listed memorials, a cemetery lodge in Vernacular Revival style, a columbarium, a crematorium of 1905 and a number of specimen trees.

Brief history of site

The land was purchased in 1874, and Lawnswood Cemetery was opened in 1875. It was designed by William Gay with George Corson as architect. The crematorium opened in 1905.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	104	Grid Ref:	SE267390
Latitude:	53.84656	Longitude:	-1.59566

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