Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park is connected to many historical events through its physical space, through the people buried here and through the people who interact with it still today.
These historical events are local, linked to empire, national and even international. Below you can click on these events to find out more and explore their links to Wardsend.
1857: The Indian Rebellion
1862: Suspected Grave Robbing
1914: World War One
1939: World War Two