Buckingham Cemetery, Brackley Road
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Description
Nineteenth century urban cemetery
19th century cemetery, extended since the 1880's 6" OS map. Both chapels survive from their construction. Mentioned by Sheahan (1862) (B1-2).
A Burial Board cemetery for a rural market town (1855-56), which survives largely intact. It is one of the more significant cemeteries in historic Bucks, for the number of buildings that were erected as part of the ensemble and for the Picturesque layout. The 1.2ha. cemetery was designed by Samuel Fripp of Bristol, a notable Bristol-based architect, and extended in the late C19 to the present 2.7 ha. Fripp focussed on two chapels, each at the centre of its respective consecrated and unconsecrated burial area, which form part of the largely intact group of contemporary buildings and modest C19/C20 memorials. The Picturesque layout based on a circuit drive around the original area is largely intact, and is ornamented with many mature trees, particularly conifers, reflecting the original planting style. The design is unusual for its size and type in Bucks as it does not have a strict geometric grid pattern layout as is the case with other larger cemeteries at Aylesbury, Chesham and High Wycombe. See report for detail (B3).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Nineteenth century urban cemetery
Date Listed
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