Historic cemetery set for restoration work

Improvement works will get under way next month at a historic cemetery in Hull.

Hull City Council said structures within the Northern Cemetery, which opened in 1915, had suffered "significantly" over the decades.

The authority said the Columbarium, which holds urns containing cremated remains, had been affected by subsidence and concerns had been raised about the structure's stability.

Renovation work will take place between November and February 2027, and councillor Ted Dolman said the project would restore the cemetery for "many generations to come".

The Northern Cemetery is the final resting place of more than 400 World War One and Two servicemen and women, as well as civilian air raid casualties.

The Columbarium was added in 1936, and the council said its walls and columns had been severely weathered.

The authority said leaseholders of the Columbarium vaults were being contacted about access during the construction period.

It said some ashes could be temporarily relocated by dedicated bereavement officers and stored during the improvement works.

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