Undercliffe Cemetery in Bradford, West Yorkshire

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Get directions Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

Coordinates: 53.80405, -1.73836
www.undercliffecemetery.co.uk/
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The Bradford Cemetery Company was provisionally registered in 1849. By 1850 the businessmen agreed that the best site for the new cemetery was in the Undercliffe area on the outskirts of the town. In August 1854 the Bishop of Ripon consecrated the Western side of the cemetery for the burial of Anglicans. The smaller Eastern section was left for the interment of Nonconformists. Two mortuary chapels were built in 1854, but replaced 24 years later by larger ones designed by the prestigious firm of Lockwood and Mawson. Over time there was a decline in interments that reflects the change in customs with more people opting for cremation. By the 1960âPcs the Cemetery Company was experiencing increasing financial difficulties. In 1977, the Company went into liquidation. A property developer acquired the site in 1980 and during the next few years there was growing concern over the condition of the site. The Friends of Undercliffe Cemetery was therefor formed and after considerable pressure the Bradford Metropolitan Council purchased the site in 1984. In 1985 a new Limited Liability Cemetery Company was formed, with council backing. The new Company achieved charitable status and has since become the Undercliffe Cemetery Charity.