Historic cemetery in Whanganui (Wanganui) located across Heads Road, Guyton Street, and Ridgway Street, Whanganui. First burial was in 1843, Closed in 1914, although burials could still take place in a family plot. Category I registered Historic Place, being notable for the number of burials of soldiers involved in the New Zealand Wars of the 1860s, Managed by the Whanganui District Council.
Heads Road Cemetery (Whanganui, N.Z.)
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Cemetery, probably Whanganui region
Date: [187-?]
From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district
Reference: 1/1-000053-G
Description: Photograph of a cemetery situated on a hill overlooking a body of water and distant hills, probably the main General Cemetery section of Heads Road Cemetery in Whanganui [or Wanganui] township. The view appears to be taken from a small hill near the Guyton Street entrance. A dirt road is in the foreground, and two blurred figures standing near a fenced grave. The image was possibly taken circa 1870s by the studio of William James Harding, Whanganui. This photograph is identified in Library negative register as Aramoho Cemetery but a Whanganui researcher in 2016 stated that there was no Aramoho Cemetery until 1914-1915. The image may have been taken later than 1870s, by Frank James Denton who took over Harding's studio. Alternatively, this image may show the Old Wanganui Cemetery or the cemetery at Aramoho Marae in Whanganui, now known as Te Ao Hou Marae. Further information from another researcher in 2020 confirmed the location as Heads Road Cemetery. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative; and information from researchers. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 6.5 x 8.5 inches Processing information: This record was updated in 2016 and 2020 with information from researchers concerning the name and location of the cemetery depicted..
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Headstone at the grave of Reverend Richard Taylor at Wanganui, with Mrs Taylor and Mrs ...
Date: ca 1873
From: Bates, Arthur Palmer, 1926-2002: Photographs of Reverend Richard Taylor and associations
Reference: PAColl-7996-1
Description: Headstone at the grave of the Reverend Richard Taylor, at Heads Road Cemetery, Wanganui, with Mrs Mary Caroline Taylor (right) and Mrs Harper alongside. Photograph taken circa 1873. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 12.9 x 14.2 cm