Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Friends of Lawnswood Cemetery! We are a small community organisation formed in 2011. Our aim is to enhance, protect and promote the cemetery for future generations. Opened in 1875, the original 10-acre Victorian site is now designated as a ”Park or Garden of Special Historic Interest” with Historic England, and contains Grade 2 listed buildings and monuments. It has expanded over the years to its current 53 acres, and has been owned and managed by Leeds City Council…
Action Day 4th January
Our aim is to help keep the cemetery looking as good as it can be for visitors and in respect for those laid to rest there. We meet on the first Saturday of every month at 10am in the car park opposite the main entrance on the Otley Road.
Happy New Year 2025
We wish all our volunteers, friends and supporters a very Happy New Year and all good wishes for 2025. Thank you to everyone who has supported the Friends over the last year and we look forward to a busy and successful year ahead !
Ethel Preston on the BBC
Broadcast on BBC Radio Leeds 27th June 2024. Ann Lightman tells Story of Ethel Preston.
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