1. On entry through the small gate, we come to the “Churchside Cemetery” (3) in regular use from about 1887 to 1947. Although there are still occasions where interments occur of family members there are no new grave spaces within this Cemetery.

2. A new development has taken place on land adjacent to this Cemetery and the Burial Board, which operates the open Cemeteries on behalf of Downham Market and Downham West, are investigating suitable planting to give some visual protection.

3. John Long (a former local stonemason) who built “The Wall”, is one of the later internees within this churchyard joining members of his family.

4. Very recently a new name has been added to the First World War section of the Town War Memorial, that of Evelyn Murrell. She is the only lady on this section of Memorial. Evelyn died in 1919 from an illness which she caught during her Service in the Air Force.

5. There are a few wooden benches around the Cemeteries which are collected in annually for repair and repainting.

6. We will now walk along the centre pathway of this Cemetery noticing the vast number of differing styles of memorial stones on either side. For a number of years this Cemetery was left as a Conservation area, hoping to encourage a large quantity of wildlife of all sorts. More recently it has been felt to be better practice to manage the undergrowth to allow visibility throughout more of the Cemetery and give way to the numbers of “Family History” researchers. Therefore, it is obvious that there is a cycle of clearing to keep a tidier and more kempt appearance as well and easier access for all.

7. There are a number of Graves within this Cemetery which are maintained by the War Graves Commission and these include representatives from Commonwealth countries as well as the UK. Most are in a group fairly close to the main gate but there are a few others in separate places around the side. (Primarily Anglican to the northern side of the main pathway and Non-Conformists to the south.

8. Both of these Cemeteries are regularly cared for by the Burial Board’s contractor who cuts the grass, keeps an eye on loose branches, trims the bushes and guards against excessive leaf litter etc.