Western Necropolis
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| Western Necropolis | |
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 Interactive map of Western Necropolis | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1882 |
| Location | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°53′57″N 4°16′54″W / 55.89911°N 4.28173°W |
| Type | Public |
| Find a Grave | Western Necropolis |
Western Necropolis is a cemetery complex in Glasgow, Scotland located to the north of the city centre. As well as the actual Western Necropolis cemetery established in 1882,[1] it is bordered by Lambhill Cemetery which opened in 1881,[1] St Kentigern's Cemetery (Roman Catholic) that opened in 1882,[1] and Glasgow (Garnethill) Hebrew Burial Ground founded in 1989.[1]
Of four necropolises in Glasgow, the Western Necropolis is the only one with a crematorium on the grounds.[1] Glasgow Crematorium, the first in Scotland, was designed by James Chalmers in 1893 and opened in 1895.[1][2]
The cemetery contains 359 Commonwealth war graves from the First and 124 from Second World Wars, beside others from the Second Boer War, in addition to two German war graves. The First World War graves are mainly grouped in Section P, with a group of Australian graves in Section N.[3]
- David Barclay (1846–1917) – architect
- Hugh Barclay (1829–1892) – architect
- James Thomson Bottomley (1845–1926) – physicist
- James Bridie (1888–1951) – playwright/screenwriter/physician[4]
- John Burnet (1814–1901) – architect
- William Tennant Gairdner (1824 - 1907) - physician
- Henry MacDonald (1823–1893) – British Army officer, V.C. recipient[5]
- Alexander Beith McDonald (1847–1915) – architect[6]
- Willie Paul (1866-1911) - footballer[7]
- William Shirreffs (1846–1902) – sculptor
- William Alexander Smith (1854–1914) – Boy's Brigade founder[8]
- Alexander Neill Somerville (1813–1889) – minister/evangelist
- Four unidentified victims of the 1915 Quintinshill rail disaster[9]
Notable burials in Lambhill Cemetery
- Will Fyffe (1885–1947) – actor/singer
- James Sellars (1843–1888) – architect
- Findlay Weir (1889–1918) – footballer, died while serving in World War I[10]