Deane Road Cemetery

Deane Road Cemetery, Liverpool

In the 19th century, a community of Jewish businessmen belonging to the Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation changed the face of Liverpool's economy. Amongst these men and women were watchmakers, silversmiths, bankers, entrepreneurs, clerics, artists, politicians, medics and musicians. Their combined resourcefulness and wealth added significantly to the development of Liverpool as one of the most thriving cities of the Victorian age.

For years, their graves stood desolate, obscured by trees, choked by poisonous plants, vandalised with graffiti and surrounded by refuse. Deane Road Cemetery, their final resting place, has been derelict for a century. These men and women gave generously to the community in terms of their time, wealth and status. Now, it's time to pay them back.

Help us give them back their dignity by restoring Deane Road Cemetery to a place fit for some of the greatest characters in Liverpool's history. Click on the headings or paragraphs below to explore this website.

THE CEMETERY

History	Photos	Maps	Biographies	The Register
The story of Deane Road Cemetery, from the splendour of the Victorian age to the dereliction of the 21st century.	Images of what the cemetery looks like today. This shows the amount of work that needs to be done, and work in progress!	The location of the cemetery as portrayed in 1893, 1908, 1927 and the present day.	A "Who's Who" of the most notable souls who were laid to rest at Deane Road.	A discussion of the four sources which, combined, contain the most accurate record of burials at Deane Road.

THE RESTORATION PROJECT

Plans	Funding	Publicity	The Team	Links	Contact Us
A detailed look at the plans for the future of Deane Road Cemetery, in all its sparkling glory!	Estimates of how much the project requires for its various stages, how much has been received and how YOU can contribute!	Reproductions of articles about the cemetery restoration project from various sources	Profiles of the group that has been assembled to tackle the restoration project once and for all!	...to all the organisations involved in the restoration of Deane Road Cemetery.	All the ways in which you can get hold of the team. Comment! Contribute! Advise us! We want to hear your thoughts!

For a factsheet about the cemetery that can be shown to interested parties, click here.

This website is dedicated to Ronnie Bracey (1930-2005), past Senior Warden of the Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation, whose efforts in re-founding this project cannot be underestimated. Ronnie worked tirelessly for the benefit of the Liverpool Jewish community during seven decades, and his achievements are comparable to many of the illustrious figures buried at Deane Road. Thank you, Ronnie!

To donate to the restoration project via PayPal, click here. This will take you to the Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation donations page, through which you can donate to the Project. Please specify that your donation is for Deane Road Cemetery only.

To donate by post, please make cheques or postal orders (in Pounds Sterling only) payable to LOHC Deane Road A/C and send them to: The Secretary, Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation, Synagogue Chambers, Princes Road, Liverpool, L8 1TG.

We would be grateful if UK taxpayers wishing to donate to the cemetery would fill in this Gift Aid form, in order that the congregation can claim a further 28% of your donation from the Inland Revenue, at no extra cost to yourself. Simply print out the form, fill it in and either post it to the address above or scan it and e-mail it to us at the e-mail address below.

Any enquiries should be directed to the webmaster at saulmarks@hotmail.com.

This page was last updated 22 June 2008 22:02.