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[[Image:Haslem's Creek Cemetery Station c1865.jpg|thumb|250px|Haslem's Creek Cemetery station c1865<ref name="station_names">{{cite book| author=State Rail Authority of New South Wales Archives Section| title=How & Why of Station Names: meanings and origins...| edition=second edition| year=1982| publisher=State Rail Authority of New South Wales }}</ref>]]
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'''Cemetery Station No. 1''' was a [[train station|railway station]] on [[Sydney]]'s Rookwood Cemetery railway line. It served the [[Rookwood Cemetery]].
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| former = ''Haslem's Creek Cemetery'' (1867- c.1872)<br>''Necropolis'' (c.1872-unknown)<br>''Mortuary Terminus'' (unknown-1897)<br>''Mortuary General Cemetery'' (1897-1908)
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The '''Cemetery Station No. 1'''<ref name="station_names">{{cite book| author=State Rail Authority of New South Wales Archives Section| title=How & Why of Station Names: meanings and origins...| edition=2nd| year=1982| publisher=[[State Rail Authority of New South Wales]] }}</ref> was a [[train station|railway station]] situated on the [[Rookwood Cemetery railway line]] in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia. Operating from 1867 to 1948, it primarily served the [[Rookwood Cemetery]]. The station's architectural design was overseen by [[James Barnet]], the New South Wales Government Architect.


==History==
==History==


The Cemetery No.1 Train station (also known as No.1 Mortuary Receiving Railway Station) was on the [[Rookwood Cemetery railway line]]. It was decided that funeral processions could be more dignified (and easier) if more official stations were created to replace the ones with original corrugated iron and timber structures. A scheme set up to separate funeral operations from the ordinary railway by the establishment of new platforms began in 1868 with the building of the Cemetery station inside the Necropolis.<ref>Ochert, M.S. (1998) The Mortuary Station to Rookwood in Locality, 9 (2) pp.23-26.</ref>
The Cemetery No. 1 railway station (also known as '''No. 1 Mortuary Receiving Railway Station''') was situated on the Rookwood Cemetery railway line. It was decided that funeral processions could be conducted with more dignity and ease if more formal stations were constructed to replace the original ones, which had corrugated iron and timber structures. A scheme was initiated in 1868 to segregate funeral operations from regular railway activities by establishing new platforms. This effort commenced with the construction of the Cemetery station inside the Necropolis.<ref name=ochert>{{cite journal |author=Ochert, M. S. |year=1998 |title=The Mortuary Station to Rookwood |journal=Locality |volume=9 |number=2 |pages=23–26 }}</ref>


The station opened as Haslem's Creek Cemetery Station on 1 April 1867. Some time before 1872, the station name was changed to Necropolis. The station was called Mortuary Terminus before having its name changed to Mortuary General Cemetery on 26 July 1897, when its name was transferred to the new terminus (later [[Cemetery Station No. 3 railway station]]). Finally the name was changed to Cemetery Station No. 1 on 15 June 1908, and it closed on 29 December 1948.<ref name="station_names" />
The station opened as '''Haslem's Creek Cemetery''' on 1 April 1867. Some time before 1872, the station name was changed to '''Necropolis'''. The station was called '''Mortuary Terminus''' before having its name changed to '''Mortuary General Cemetery''' on 26 July 1897, when its name was transferred to the new terminus (later [[Cemetery Station No. 3 railway station]]). Finally, the name was changed to '''Cemetery Station No. 1''' on 15 June 1908, and it closed on 29 December 1948.<ref name="station_names" />


The sandstone station included wide platforms, a ticket office, two vestibules, retiring rooms and a carriage port.<ref>Buckle, E.G. (1987) A station of the cross: All Saints Anglican Church, Ainslie, Canberra, The Church.</ref> This building was elaborately decorated in a similar style to [[Regent Street railway station]] in [[Redfern, New South Wales|Redfern]]. The work of sculptors [[Thomas Ducket]] and [[Henry Apperly]] included angels, cherubs, gargoyles and various foliage carvings featuring flowers, pears, sycamores, apples and pomegranates.<ref>Buckle, E.G. (1987)</ref> Black and white floor tiles created by Cumberland pottery were laid in a tessellated pattern on the floors.<ref>Ochert, M.S. (1998)</ref>
The [[Sydney sandstone|sandstone]] station building included wide platforms, a ticket office, two vestibules, retiring rooms and a carriage port.<ref name=buckle>{{cite book |author=Buckle, E. G. |year=1987 |title=A station of the cross: All Saints Anglican Church, Ainslie, Canberra, The Church }}</ref> This building was elaborately decorated in a similar style to [[Regent Street railway station]] in [[Redfern, New South Wales|Redfern]]. The work of sculptors Thomas Ducket and Henry Apperly and carvers Moxon and Apperly SMH (Thursday 9 April 1868 p5), included angels, cherubs, gargoyles and various foliage carvings featuring flowers, pears, sycamores, apples and pomegranates.<ref name=buckle/> Black and white floor tiles created by Cumberland pottery were laid in a tessellated pattern on the floors.<ref name=ochert/>


The building spanned the terminus of the railway line into the cemetery so it created a tunnel effect. It covered an area of 35 x 13 metres and was approximately 6 metres high, being carried on 12 columns. An arch at each end of the building was approximately 12 metres high and 13 metres wide at the base.<ref>Singleton, C.C. (1989) The Rookwood Cemetery Line in The Sleeping City: The Story of Rookwood, Society of Australian Genealogists, NSW</ref> The Northern Arch was decorated with two angels opposite each other on the inner side of the arches. One angel appeared to be holding a scroll (which may have been the Judgement book) and its eyes were closed. The other angel was set to look down the railway line and held a trumpet in its hands, which probably symbolized the Resurrection.<ref name="Singleton, C.C. 1989">Singleton, C.C. (1989)</ref> The building had a bell-cote for housing a bell that was used during the funeral services. The bell was tolled to warn passengers of the impending departure time. It is said (but not verified) that the bell would ring as each train arrived, and between 1910 and 1920 the bell was rung 30 minutes before the train was to depart to warn the passengers.<ref name="Singleton, C.C. 1989"/> It rang again when there was 5 minutes left to departure.<ref>Ochert, 1998</ref>
The building spanned the terminus of the railway line into the cemetery so it created a tunnel effect. It covered an area of {{convert|35|x|13|m|ft}} and was approximately {{convert|6|m}} high, being carried on 12 columns. An arch at each end of the building was approximately {{convert|12|m}} high and {{convert|13|m}} wide at the base.<ref name=singleton>{{cite book |author=Singleton, C. C. |year=1989 |title=The Rookwood Cemetery Line in The Sleeping City: The Story of Rookwood |publisher=Society of Australian Genealogists |location=New South Wales }}</ref> The northern arch was decorated with two angels opposite each other on the inner side of the arches. One angel appeared to be holding a scroll and its eyes were closed. The other angel was set to look down the railway line and held a trumpet in its hands.<ref name=singleton/> The building had a bell-cote for housing a bell that was used during the funeral services. The bell was tolled to warn passengers of the impending departure time. It is believed (but not verified) that the bell would ring as each train arrived, and between 1910 and 1920 the bell was rung 30 minutes before the train was to depart to warn the passengers.<ref name=singleton/> It rang again when there was five minutes left to departure.<ref name=ochert/>


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The station was an ornate stone building. After closure the station building was dismantled and moved to [[Canberra]] in 1958, where it is now [[All Saints Church, Canberra|All Saints Church]]. The rebuilt church contains some modifications, the most obvious of which is the change in position of the bell tower to the opposite side.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.allsaintsainslie.org.au/herit.htm| title=Heritage| work=All Saint's Church Ainslie| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060503174020/http://www.allsaintsainslie.org.au/herit.htm| archive-date=3 May 2006}}</ref>
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[[Image:All saints church in ainslie ACT.jpg|thumb|250px|The station building, now [[All Saints Church, Canberra|All Saints Church]] in [[Canberra]]]]
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The station was an ornate stone building. After closure the station building was dismantled and moved to [[Canberra]] in 1958, where it is now [[All Saints Church, Canberra|All Saints Church]]. The rebuilt church contains some modifications, the most obvious of which is the change in position of the bell tower to the opposite side.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.allsaintsainslie.org.au/herit.htm| title=Heritage| work=All Saint's Church Ainslie}}</ref>


=== Restoration ===
In the middle of 2000, work began to improve the station site (at [[Rookwood Cemetery]]) and to restore the original pathways. The [[Building restoration|restoration]] work included exposing the gutters, uncovering the foundations of the platform ( 33°52'10.86"S 151° 3'4.48"E ), indicating the former locations of the structural columns and re-gravelling the pathways.<ref>Friends of Rookwood (2002) A Rookwood Ramble (book). A short self guided walking tour, NSW.</ref> A signpost at the site indicate the name for the station as being No 1 Mortuary Receiving Station and continues, commenced 14 April 1867, completed 10 August 1869.
In the middle of 2000, work began to improve the station site (at Rookwood Cemetery) and to [[Building restoration|restore]] the original pathways. The restoration work included exposing the gutters, uncovering the foundations of the platform (located at 33°52'10.86"S 151° 3'4.48"E), indicating the former locations of the structural columns and re-gravelling the pathways.<ref>{{cite book |publisher=Friends of Rookwood |year=2002 |title=A Rookwood Ramble: A short self guided walking tour |location=New South Wales }}</ref> A signpost at the site indicates the name for the station as being No. 1 Mortuary Receiving Station and states that building work commenced on 14 April 1867, and was completed 10 August 1869.


==Restoration==
==Gallery==
Photographs taken 15 July 2009
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Mortuary receiving railway station 1 h.jpg|
Image:Mortuary receiving railway station 1 h.jpg|Site remnants, pictured in July 2019
Image:Mortuary receiving railway station 1 b.jpg|
Image:Mortuary receiving railway station 1 b.jpg|Site remnants, pictured in July 2019
Image:Mortuary receiving railway station 1 i.jpg|Signpost at site
Image:Mortuary receiving railway station 1 i.jpg|Signpost at site, July 2019
Image:Mortuary receiving railway station 1 d.jpg|
Image:Mortuary receiving railway station 1 d.jpg|Site remnants, pictured in July 2019
Image:Mortuary receiving railway station 1 f.jpg|
Image:Mortuary receiving railway station 1 f.jpg|Site remnants, pictured in July 2019
Image:Mortuary receiving railway station 1 a.jpg|
Image:Mortuary receiving railway station 1 a.jpg|Site remnants, pictured in July 2019
Image:Mortuary receiving railway station 1 g.jpg|
Image:Mortuary receiving railway station 1 g.jpg|Site remnants, pictured in July 2019
Image:Mortuary receiving railway station 1 e.jpg|Plaque at site
Image:Mortuary receiving railway station 1 e.jpg|Plaque at site, July 2019
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Image:All saints church in ainslie ACT.jpg|The station building, now [[All Saints Church, Canberra|All Saints Church]] in [[Canberra]]
</gallery>
</gallery>

==See also==
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* [[All Saints Church, Canberra]]
* [[Architecture of Sydney]]
* [[List of closed Sydney railway stations]]
* [[Rail transport in New South Wales]]
* [[Rookwood railway station, Sydney]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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==Statistics for sidebar==
* Distance from Central: 17.546&nbsp;km

==Neighbouring stations==
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{{s-line|system=Closed Lines|line=Rookwood|previous=Cemetery Station No. 2|next=Regents Street}}
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Latest revision as of 23:15, 27 July 2024

Cemetery Station No. 1
Haslem's Creek Cemetery station c. 1865
General information
Other namesNo. 1 Mortuary Receiving Railway Station
LocationRookwood Cemetery, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates33°52′11″S 151°03′04″E / 33.869683°S 151.051245°E / -33.869683; 151.051245
Line(s)Rookwood
Distance17.546 kilometres (10.903 mi) from Central
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Status
  • Closed and relocated
  • Remnant historical site
History
Opened1 April 1867 (1867-04-01)
Closed29 December 1948 (1948-12-29)
Previous namesHaslem's Creek Cemetery (1867- c.1872)
Necropolis (c.1872-unknown)
Mortuary Terminus (unknown-1897)
Mortuary General Cemetery (1897-1908)
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station
Cemetery Station No. 2
towards Cemetery Station No. 4
 Rookwood Cemetery Line Regent Street
Terminus
Closed Sydney stations
Location
Cemetery Station No. 1 is located in Sydney
Cemetery Station No. 1
Cemetery Station No. 1
Location of the site remnants in greater metropolitan Sydney

The Cemetery Station No. 1[1] was a railway station situated on the Rookwood Cemetery railway line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Operating from 1867 to 1948, it primarily served the Rookwood Cemetery. The station's architectural design was overseen by James Barnet, the New South Wales Government Architect.

History

[edit]

The Cemetery No. 1 railway station (also known as No. 1 Mortuary Receiving Railway Station) was situated on the Rookwood Cemetery railway line. It was decided that funeral processions could be conducted with more dignity and ease if more formal stations were constructed to replace the original ones, which had corrugated iron and timber structures. A scheme was initiated in 1868 to segregate funeral operations from regular railway activities by establishing new platforms. This effort commenced with the construction of the Cemetery station inside the Necropolis.[2]

The station opened as Haslem's Creek Cemetery on 1 April 1867. Some time before 1872, the station name was changed to Necropolis. The station was called Mortuary Terminus before having its name changed to Mortuary General Cemetery on 26 July 1897, when its name was transferred to the new terminus (later Cemetery Station No. 3 railway station). Finally, the name was changed to Cemetery Station No. 1 on 15 June 1908, and it closed on 29 December 1948.[1]

The sandstone station building included wide platforms, a ticket office, two vestibules, retiring rooms and a carriage port.[3] This building was elaborately decorated in a similar style to Regent Street railway station in Redfern. The work of sculptors Thomas Ducket and Henry Apperly and carvers Moxon and Apperly SMH (Thursday 9 April 1868 p5), included angels, cherubs, gargoyles and various foliage carvings featuring flowers, pears, sycamores, apples and pomegranates.[3] Black and white floor tiles created by Cumberland pottery were laid in a tessellated pattern on the floors.[2]

The building spanned the terminus of the railway line into the cemetery so it created a tunnel effect. It covered an area of 35 by 13 metres (115 ft × 43 ft) and was approximately 6 metres (20 ft) high, being carried on 12 columns. An arch at each end of the building was approximately 12 metres (39 ft) high and 13 metres (43 ft) wide at the base.[4] The northern arch was decorated with two angels opposite each other on the inner side of the arches. One angel appeared to be holding a scroll and its eyes were closed. The other angel was set to look down the railway line and held a trumpet in its hands.[4] The building had a bell-cote for housing a bell that was used during the funeral services. The bell was tolled to warn passengers of the impending departure time. It is believed (but not verified) that the bell would ring as each train arrived, and between 1910 and 1920 the bell was rung 30 minutes before the train was to depart to warn the passengers.[4] It rang again when there was five minutes left to departure.[2]

The station was an ornate stone building. After closure the station building was dismantled and moved to Canberra in 1958, where it is now All Saints Church. The rebuilt church contains some modifications, the most obvious of which is the change in position of the bell tower to the opposite side.[5]

Restoration

[edit]

In the middle of 2000, work began to improve the station site (at Rookwood Cemetery) and to restore the original pathways. The restoration work included exposing the gutters, uncovering the foundations of the platform (located at 33°52'10.86"S 151° 3'4.48"E), indicating the former locations of the structural columns and re-gravelling the pathways.[6] A signpost at the site indicates the name for the station as being No. 1 Mortuary Receiving Station and states that building work commenced on 14 April 1867, and was completed 10 August 1869.

[edit]
  • Site remnants, pictured in July 2019
    Site remnants, pictured in July 2019
  • Site remnants, pictured in July 2019
    Site remnants, pictured in July 2019
  • Signpost at site, July 2019
    Signpost at site, July 2019
  • Site remnants, pictured in July 2019
    Site remnants, pictured in July 2019
  • Site remnants, pictured in July 2019
    Site remnants, pictured in July 2019
  • Site remnants, pictured in July 2019
    Site remnants, pictured in July 2019
  • Site remnants, pictured in July 2019
    Site remnants, pictured in July 2019
  • Plaque at site, July 2019
    Plaque at site, July 2019
  • The station building, now All Saints Church in Canberra
    The station building, now All Saints Church in Canberra

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b State Rail Authority of New South Wales Archives Section (1982). How & Why of Station Names: meanings and origins... (2nd ed.). State Rail Authority of New South Wales.
  2. ^ a b c Ochert, M. S. (1998). "The Mortuary Station to Rookwood". Locality. 9 (2): 23–26.
  3. ^ a b Buckle, E. G. (1987). A station of the cross: All Saints Anglican Church, Ainslie, Canberra, The Church.
  4. ^ a b c Singleton, C. C. (1989). The Rookwood Cemetery Line in The Sleeping City: The Story of Rookwood. New South Wales: Society of Australian Genealogists.
  5. ^ "Heritage". All Saint's Church Ainslie. Archived from the original on 3 May 2006.
  6. ^ A Rookwood Ramble: A short self guided walking tour. New South Wales: Friends of Rookwood. 2002.
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