Opening Times
1 April to 31 October - Every day from 8.30am to 7.30pm
1 November to 31 March - Every day from 8.30am to 4.30pm
Western Cemetery Address
Chanterlands Avenue
Hull
HU5 3SS
Access and Parking
The Cemetery is split in half by Chanterlands Avenue (there is an East Side and West Lodge side). Vehicle and pedestrian access gates are on both sides of the road close to the junction with Spring Bank West. Further pedestrian access gates are located on Spring Bank West near the railway crossing and another further towards Princes Avenue.
Some roadways and paths are uneven and may be difficult for those with mobility issues. There are no dedicated parking spaces. Please drive carefully.
History
Opened in 1862 immediately adjacent to the already established Hull General Cemetery (which opened in 1847). At the time of opening, the site was known as Borough Cemetery which covered 5 acres but was expanded across Chanterlands Avenue in 1889 when it became Western Cemetery, now covering almost 37 acres. By 1995 all of the cemetery’s chapels were demolished.
The cemetery contains Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) graves. There are 495 identified casualties buried here from World War 1 and World War 2.
Many members of the Walton family are buried here, local ship builders after whom nearby Walton Street is named.
There are also a lot of historic graves of Hull Trawlermen including those who were killed in the Baltic Outrage, also known as the North Sea Incident, whereby a Russian Baltic fleet attacked a Hull trawler fleet mistaking it for the Japanese navy on 22 October 1904.
