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{{Short description|Cemetery in Glasgow City, Scotland}}
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The '''Southern Necropolis''' is a [[cemetery]] in the [[Gorbals]] district of southern [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]. It was opened in the year 1840 to provide an affordable and respectable place of [[burial]] for the people of Gorbals and the surrounding areas of the city of Glasgow. There are over 250,000 burials within the many lairs.
The '''Southern Necropolis''' is a [[cemetery]] in the [[Gorbals]] district of southern [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]. It was opened in the year 1840 to provide an affordable and respectable place of [[burial]] for the people of Gorbals and the surrounding areas of the city of Glasgow. Over 250,000 individuals have been buried within the many lairs.


==History==
==History==
The cemetery was established in response to the crowded state of the Old Gorbals Burial Ground, on Rutherglen Road. Proposals for a new cemetery were put forward in 1839, and the following year land was purchased from William Gilmour of [[Oatlands]]. The first burial, that of a 16-month-old child, took place on 21st July 1840.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Southern Necropolis|url=http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Parks_Outdoors/HeritageTrails/SouthernNecropolis/southernnecropolishistory.htm|publisher=Glasgow City Council|accessdate=2 June 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> There are three sections to the cemetery: Central opened in 1840; Eastern opened in 1846; and the larger Western section opened in 1850. The entrance to the cemetery is at Caledonia Road, via the grand [[gatehouse]] which was built in 1848 to designs by the Glasgow architect [[Charles Wilson (architect)|Charles Wilson]].
The cemetery was established in response to the crowded state of the Old Gorbals Burial Ground, on Rutherglen Road. Proposals for a new cemetery were put forward in 1839, and the following year land was purchased from William Gilmour of [[Oatlands, Glasgow|Oatlands]]. The first burial, that of a 16-month-old child, took place on 21 July 1840.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Southern Necropolis |url=http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Parks_Outdoors/HeritageTrails/SouthernNecropolis/southernnecropolishistory.htm |publisher=Glasgow City Council |access-date=2 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228150732/http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Parks_Outdoors/HeritageTrails/SouthernNecropolis/southernnecropolishistory.htm |archive-date=28 December 2008 }}</ref> There are three sections to the cemetery: Central opened in 1840; Eastern opened in 1846; and the larger Western section opened in 1850. The entrance to the cemetery is at Caledonia Road, via the grand [[gatehouse]] which was built in 1848 to designs by the Glasgow architect [[Charles Wilson (Scottish architect)|Charles Wilson]].


In 1954 the cemetery played host to a large group of child "vampire hunters" searching for the purported "Gorbals Vampire". The incident, sparked by an [[urban myth]] that a vampire had killed two local children, was blamed on American horror comics such as ''[[Tales from the Crypt (comic)|Tales from the Crypt]]'', despite none of the comics referring to the creature in question, and the ensuing [[moral panic]] led to an increase in comic censorship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8574484.stm |title=Child vampire hunters sparked comic crackdown |publisher=BBC News |date=22 March 2010 |accessdate=2 June 2010}}</ref>
In 1954 the cemetery played host to a large group of child "vampire hunters" searching for the purported "Gorbals Vampire".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/the-gorbals-vampire-and-monster-hunt-that-shook-glasgow-1-4076003|work=[[The Scotsman]]|title=The Gorbals Vampire and monster hunt that shook Glasgow|first=Claire|last=McKim|date=18 March 2016}}</ref> The incident, sparked by an [[urban myth]] that a vampire had killed two local children, was blamed on American horror comics such as ''[[Tales from the Crypt (comic)|Tales from the Crypt]]'', despite none of the comics referring to the creature in question, and the ensuing [[moral panic]] led to an increase in comic censorship.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8574484.stm|title=Child vampire hunters sparked comic crackdown|work=[[BBC News]]|first=Stuart|last=Nicolson|date=22 March 2010|accessdate=2 June 2010}}</ref> In 2016, a mural which features the vampire and a brief line describing the 1950s event was created by Ella Bryson and Art Pistol.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://glasgowdiscovered.co.uk/art/gorbals-vampire-mural/|title=Gorbals Vampire Mural|last=Discovered|first=Glasgow|date=2019-10-19|website=Glasgow Discovered {{!}} Showcasing Independent Music and Arts|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> It is located in an archway on St Luke's Place, not far from Glasgow's Citizen Theatre in the Gorbals.


The Southern Necropolis was taken over by the Glasgow Corporation in 1952,<ref name=LBR/> and is now operated by [[Glasgow City Council]]. The cemetery is protected as a Category B [[listed building]],<ref name=LBR>{{cite web|title=Southern Necropolis Cemetery and Boundary Walls, Listed Building Report|url=http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=47416|publisher=[[Historic Scotland]]|accessdate=2 June 2010}}</ref> while the gate lodge is listed at Category A.<ref>{{cite web|title=Southern Necropolis Lodge, Listed Building Report|url=http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=33685|publisher=[[Historic Scotland]]|accessdate=2 June 2010}}</ref>
The Southern Necropolis was taken over by the Glasgow Corporation in 1952,<ref name=LBR/> and is now operated by [[Glasgow City Council]]. The cemetery is protected as a Category B [[listed building]],<ref name=LBR>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB47416|desc=316 Caledonia Road, Rutherglen Road, Southern Necropolis Cemetery and Boundary Walls|cat=B|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref> while the gate lodge is listed at Category A.<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB33685|desc=316 Caledonia Road, Rutherglen Road, Southern Necropolis Lodge|cat=A|access-date=20 March 2019|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>


==Notable interments==
==Notable interments==
{{see also|:Category:Burials at the Southern Necropolis}}
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* [[Sir Thomas Lipton]] (d.1931), tea merchant
[[File:Glasgow. Southern Necropolis. Thomas Lipton's grave.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Thomas Lipton|Sir Thomas Lipton's]] grave]]
* [[Agnes Reston]] (d.1856), wartime nurse
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* [[Sir Thomas Lipton]] (d. 1931), tea merchant
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* [[John Robertson (Scottish Labour Party founder)|John Robertson]] (d.1987), Labour politician
* [[George Rodgers]] (d.1870), Victoria Cross recipient
* [[Agnes Reston]] (d. 1856), wartime nurse
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* [[John Robertson (Scottish Labour Party founder)|John Robertson]] (d. 1987), Labour politician
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* [[Alexander Thomson|Alexander "Greek" Thomson]] (d.1875), architect
* [[George Rodgers (VC)|George Rodgers]] (d. 1870), [[Victoria Cross]] recipient
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* Charles Wilson (d.1863), architect
* [[James Smart (police officer)|James Smart]] (d. 1870), Chief Constable of Glasgow<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.policemuseum.org.uk/personalities/chief-constables/chief-constable-james-smart/|title=Chief Constable James Smart|website=Glasgow Police Museum|archive-date=14 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514232308/https://www.policemuseum.org.uk/personalities/chief-constables/chief-constable-james-smart/|access-date=14 October 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* [[Alexander Thomson|Alexander "Greek" Thomson]] (d. 1875), architect
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* Charles Wilson (d. 1863), architect
* [[T.B. Seath & Co.|Thomas B. Seath]] (d. 1903), shipbuilder
* Allan Glen (d. 1850), philanthropist

==War graves==
The Necropolis contains graves of 11 Commonwealth service personnel, 10 from [[World War I]] and one [[Royal Air Force|airman]] of [[World War II]], registered and maintained by the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]].<ref name=cwgc>[http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/4007326/GLASGOW%20SOUTHERN%20NECROPOLIS] CWGC Cemetery Report.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[:Category:Burials at the Southern Necropolis|Burials at the Southern Necropolis]]
* [[:Category:Burials at the Southern Necropolis|Burials at the Southern Necropolis]]
*[[Glasgow Necropolis]], another large cemetery in the city centre
* [[Glasgow Necropolis]], another large cemetery in the city centre


==References==
==References==
<references/>
<references />
* {{cite web |url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/44245/details/glasgow+316+caledonia+road+southern+necropolis/ |title=Southern Necropolis |work=[[Canmore (database)|CANMORE]] |publisher=[[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland]] |accessdate=2 June 2010}}

*{{cite web |url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/44245/details/glasgow+316+caledonia+road+southern+necropolis/ |title=Southern Necropolis |work=[[CANMORE]] |publisher=[[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland]] |accessdate=2 June 2010}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst8124.html |title=Southern Necropolis |work=Gazetteer for Scotland |accessdate=2 June 2010}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst8124.html |title=Southern Necropolis |work=Gazetteer for Scotland |accessdate=2 June 2010}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.southernnecropolis.com Southern Necropolis Research]
* [http://www.southernnecropolis.com Southern Necropolis Research]
* [http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Parks_Outdoors/HeritageTrails/SouthernNecropolis/ Southern Necropolis Heritage Trail], Glasgow City Council
* [http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Parks_Outdoors/HeritageTrails/SouthernNecropolis/ Southern Necropolis Heritage Trail], Glasgow City Council
* {{Find a Grave cemetery}}


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[[Category:Gorbals]]
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[[Category:Listed buildings in Glasgow]]
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[[Category:Category B listed buildings in Scotland]]
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Latest revision as of 10:21, 16 October 2024

Southern Necropolis
Gatehouse of the Southern Necropolis
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Established1840
Location
Gorbals district, Glasgow
CountryScotland
TypePublic
No. of interments250,000
Find a GraveSouthern Necropolis

The Southern Necropolis is a cemetery in the Gorbals district of southern Glasgow, Scotland. It was opened in the year 1840 to provide an affordable and respectable place of burial for the people of Gorbals and the surrounding areas of the city of Glasgow. Over 250,000 individuals have been buried within the many lairs.

History

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The cemetery was established in response to the crowded state of the Old Gorbals Burial Ground, on Rutherglen Road. Proposals for a new cemetery were put forward in 1839, and the following year land was purchased from William Gilmour of Oatlands. The first burial, that of a 16-month-old child, took place on 21 July 1840.[1] There are three sections to the cemetery: Central opened in 1840; Eastern opened in 1846; and the larger Western section opened in 1850. The entrance to the cemetery is at Caledonia Road, via the grand gatehouse which was built in 1848 to designs by the Glasgow architect Charles Wilson.

In 1954 the cemetery played host to a large group of child "vampire hunters" searching for the purported "Gorbals Vampire".[2] The incident, sparked by an urban myth that a vampire had killed two local children, was blamed on American horror comics such as Tales from the Crypt, despite none of the comics referring to the creature in question, and the ensuing moral panic led to an increase in comic censorship.[3] In 2016, a mural which features the vampire and a brief line describing the 1950s event was created by Ella Bryson and Art Pistol.[4] It is located in an archway on St Luke's Place, not far from Glasgow's Citizen Theatre in the Gorbals.

The Southern Necropolis was taken over by the Glasgow Corporation in 1952,[5] and is now operated by Glasgow City Council. The cemetery is protected as a Category B listed building,[5] while the gate lodge is listed at Category A.[6]

Notable interments

[edit]
See also: Category:Burials at the Southern Necropolis
Sir Thomas Lipton's grave

War graves

[edit]

The Necropolis contains graves of 11 Commonwealth service personnel, 10 from World War I and one airman of World War II, registered and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[8]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "History of Southern Necropolis". Glasgow City Council. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  2. ^ McKim, Claire (18 March 2016). "The Gorbals Vampire and monster hunt that shook Glasgow". The Scotsman.
  3. ^ Nicolson, Stuart (22 March 2010). "Child vampire hunters sparked comic crackdown". BBC News. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  4. ^ Discovered, Glasgow (19 October 2019). "Gorbals Vampire Mural". Glasgow Discovered | Showcasing Independent Music and Arts. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "316 Caledonia Road, Rutherglen Road, Southern Necropolis Cemetery and Boundary Walls (Category B Listed Building) (LB47416)". Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  6. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "316 Caledonia Road, Rutherglen Road, Southern Necropolis Lodge (Category A Listed Building) (LB33685)". Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Chief Constable James Smart". Glasgow Police Museum. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  8. ^ [1] CWGC Cemetery Report.
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