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Dunedin Northern Cemetery 
Memorial to Thomas Bracken at Dunedin's Northern Cemetery.Details Year established 1872 Country New Zealand Location Signal Hill, Dunedin Size 8-hectare (20-acre) The Dunedin Northern Cemetery is a major historic cemetery in the southern New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located close to Lovelock Avenue on a spur of Signal Hill close to the Dunedin Botanic Gardens and the suburb of Opoho, overlooking Dunedin North and Logan Park. The 8-hectare (20-acre) site was set aside in 1872, with the last plot being purchased in 1937.[1] The cemetery forms part of Dunedin's Town belt, a green belt surrounding the inner city.
The cemetery contains many notable graves and tombs, most prominently the mausoleum of William Larnach, designed by R.A. Lawson as a miniature replica of First Church. Other notable burials and interments include Thomas Bracken and Vincent Pyke.[2]
The sexton's cottage at the entrance to the cemetery contains a visitor's centre. A commemorative lookout, the Bracken Lookout, is located at the southern end of the cemetery, and commands views across the University of Otago and central city.
The cemetery is listed on the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Register as a Historic Place - Category I.[3]
See also
- Burials at Dunedin Northern Cemetery
References
- ^ Hamel, A. (2008) Dunedin tracks and trails. Dunedin: Silver Peaks Press. p. 1.06-07.
- ^ Herd, Joyce, and Griffiths, George J., (1980) Discovering Dunedin. Dunedin: John McIndoe. p. 83.
- ^ "Northern Cemetery". Register of Historic Places. New Zealand Historic Places Trust. http://www.historic.org.nz/TheRegister/RegisterSearch/RegisterResults.aspx?RID=7658&m=advanced. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
External links
Coordinates: 45°51′36.14″S 170°31′29″E / 45.8600389°S 170.52472°E
Categories:- Cemeteries in New Zealand
- Dunedin
- Otago Region geography stubs
- Cemetery stubs
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