CRACKS in the walls surrounding a centuries old Quaker burial ground are to be repaired.
The boundary walls enclosing the Quaker Burial Ground in Mongleath Road are in need of essential work to stabilise the two external corners using Helifix reinforcing bars inserted between the stone courses and repointed with natural lime/sand mortar, and remove defective mortar.
Cornwall Council has granted planning permission to the site's owners for the repairs to go ahead.
Cracks have appeared at the burial ground
The Budock Quaker Burial Ground walls are a Grade II Listed, around the late 17th Century site. The construction of the boundary walls is of Killas rubble with two dressed granite doorways. They are high walls surrounding the rectangular burial ground. There is a shallow two-centred arch to the old chamfered left-hand doorway and a four-centred arch to the original chamfered right-hand doorway.
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According to Quaker records, the first burial was of John Hoake on November18, 1658. The space is still used for Quaker burials, the most recent being in 2018.
Additional space was added in 1841. Records compiled around 1935 list 113 named burials.
At some stage, gravestones were moved and placed along the walls, making the Burial Ground easier to maintain. Human remains from the New Street, Falmouth site were moved to Budock when the space was required for a car-park in 1988.
The group has been asked to liaise with the nearby Smiling Faces nursery to ensure safeguarding measures are in place
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