Deane Road Cemetery, Liverpool

Deane Road Cemetery Committee, on behalf of Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation, has commissioned consultants Cass Associates to develop a Stage 2 Heritage Lottery Fund bid for funding to refurbish Deane Road Cemetery.

Deane Road Cemetery is located within the Kensington area of Liverpool and was used by Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation as a formal burial ground between 1835 and 1929. The site consists of the Cemetery itself, bounded on three sides by large brick walls and on the fourth side by an ornate archway, built to serve as the Cemetery's entrance. In front of this is a curved driveway and planted areas, which have recently been refurbished.

The overall aims of this project are to:

• Refurbish the entire built fabric of the Cemetery, some of which is Grade II listed.
• Establish the Cemetery as a self-sustaining learning resource and visitor attraction.

Aerial view of the Cemetery

In June 2009, Deane Road Cemetery Committee was successful in securing a 'Stage 1 pass' from the Heritage Lottery Fund under the 'Heritage Grants' funding stream. The Committee was awarded a development grant to allow proposals for the refurbishment of the Cemetery to be sufficiently developed to allow a Stage 2 HLF bid for funding to implement the works on site. The Committee has therefore chosen to use the development grant, along with other match funding, to commission Cass Associates, together with Heritage Works, as consultants to the end of March 2010.

Heritage Works' role is to assist the Committee in developing an Activity Plan for community engagement during the project construction period and to build the capacity of the organisation generally to deliver the scheme.

Further information relating to Deane Rd Cemetery, including maps of the site, can be found at www.deaneroadcemetery.com.