High Wycombe Conservation Area appraisal consultation

High Wycombe Cemetery is a typical early Burial Board cemetery opened in 1855 following the 1853 legislation making it compulsory for councils to provide adequate burial space. By this date the town’s increasing population meant All Saints graveyard was overflowing and land was purchased on Amersham Hill from the Carrington estate for use as the graveyard.

The southern end of the cemetery contributes to the character and appearance of the conservation area with attractive flint walls and mature well-managed greenery in abundance. The Victorian lodge and ornamental gates at the entrance are attractive and contribute to the built heritage of the conservation area, as does the war memorial.

Already locally listed for these values, its proposed inclusion is due to its historic links with the development of the town and the attractive green backdrop it provides this part of the conservation area.

The northern area of the cemetery is not proposed for inclusion as it is a later phase of the cemetery development which contributes less to the character and appearance of the conservation area as it is situated further from the built development of the conservation area.

The cemetery lodge and cemetery