History
Following the Public Health Act 1848, areas of open land on the outskirts of Lincoln designated for use as cemeteries. The cemetery opened in 1856, on an area known as the Cow Paddle. The size and initial building of the cemetery proved controversial with local residents but was eventually passed through the planning stages and built by the architect Michael Drury.Chapels
The two chapels were used for holding services and offering a place for visitors to sit and reflect or pray. They fell into disuse following the cemetery reaching its burial limit and became derelict. The Lincoln Crematorium opened in 1968 in the nearby St Swithins Graveyard on Washingborough Road and this is likely when the chapels were closed although no official date has been listed. The chapels were Listed building, listed at Grade II in 1973. The cemetery still sees occasional burials but all services now take place at nearby churches, chapels or the crematorium.References
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* {{Cemeteries in England Cemeteries in Lincolnshire Anglican cemeteries in the United Kingdom 1856 establishments in the United Kingdom