Cemetery Chapel, Higham Ferrers blue plaque
Overview
Cemetery Chapel, Higham Ferrers blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in England North Northamptonshire. This blue commemorative plaque records: Cemetery Chapel. Opened in 1898 as the entrance to the new Borough Cemetery.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This blue commemorative plaque records: Cemetery Chapel.
People and events
The saved account records: Opened in 1898 as the entrance to the new Borough Cemetery.
How it worked
The saved account records: It included a mortuary chapel, which was built at a cost of £1250.
What remains
The saved account records: The original mortuary slab is still in situ as is a funeral bier.
Why it mattered
Cemetery Chapel, Higham Ferrers blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Cemetery Chapel. Opened in 1898 as the entrance to the new Borough Cemetery. It included a mortuary chapel, which was built at a cost of £1250. The original mortuary slab is still in situ as is a funeral bier. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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