The Friends of Key Hill Cemetery & Warstone Lane Cemetery will be attending the Jewellery Quarter Festival on Saturday 29 July 2017 & will be WARSTONE Lane Cemetery ( Vyse Street entrance ) Time: 11am-3pm: The Friends will be able to help with questions and assist those who are looking for plot numbers of a family grave . We can also assist with family history questions. The Friends are the only group to maintain & preserve these two historic cemeteries as well as researching the lives of those buried in both cemeteries.
There are a number of notable people buried in both cemeteries.
Tours of the Jewellery Quarter Cemeteries in Hockley .
Tours are the 2nd Sunday in the month, January to November. None in December.
Tours of Warstone Lane Cemetery
Start at 12 Noon ( meet at Pitsford Street entrance ) .
Tours of Key Hill Cemetery
Start at 2pm (meet at Ickneild Street entrance by pillar gates)
Price:
£3.00 per person per cemetery.
£5.00 per couple per cemetery.
Free for children under 16 years.
Free to paid members of –The Friends of Key Hill Cemetery & Warstone Lane Cemetery Group.
All proceeds go towards the restoration of the cemeteries & graves.
The friends are the only group to maintain the cemeteries.
Private Tours for Family History Groups or Societies can be arranged.
The Friends are on Social Media – Facebook and Twitter.