West Street Cemetery

In May 1855 the Vestry suggested an alternative piece of land from Knight but the negotiations broke down so a plot of 15.8 acres in West Street was eventually bought from Thomas Pearce at a cost of £1200 plus £125 to buy out a Mr Mathers, a tenant on the site at the time.

The Cemetery Lodge located at the original gates was built by Goddards of East Street in Farnham.

A report in 1947 records that common graves with a single burial at 6 ft could be reused after about 14 years.

[3][6][7] The cemetery chapels were built of random rubble with Bath stone window surrounds and a slate roof in about 1870 in the Gothic style.

[2] By 2013 the chapels were disused and a meeting was held to discuss their future – whether they should be converted for use as workshops, homes or community centres.