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Paths Through the Past: Discovering Ballast Hills Burial Ground (BHBG)
Heritage Open Day: BHBG, in the Ouseburn Valley, is one of Newcastle’s oldest unconsecrated burial places, where 40,000 people were laid to rest from the 17th–19th centuries. Explore its history, research discoveries, and enjoy hands-on family activities. Ballast Hills Burial Ground (BHBG), in the Ouseburn Valley within the Byker Ward, is one of Newcastle’s oldest surviving nonconformist (dissenters’) burial spaces. Known for its affordable burial fees, it became the final resting place for many of the city’s working poor, including people of different faiths. In 1929, the gravestones were removed and re-laid to form the circular path seen today, while the bodies remain undisturbed, along with most of their stories.
Saturday 13 September
51 Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE1 2PQ
Sat 13 Sep:13:00–15:30; Free Entry.
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