Photographs of the Southern Necropolis
in the Gorbals district of Glasgow
It was opened in the year 1840 to provide an affordable and
respectable
place of burialfor
the people of Gorbals
and the surrounding areas of the City of Glasgow.
Over 250,000 individuals have been buried within the many lairs. There are
three sections to the cemetery: Central opened in 1840; Eastern opened
in 1846;
and the larger Western section opened in 1850.
The entrance to the cemetery is via the grand gatehouse built in 1848.
The
cemetery is protected as a Category B listed building, the gate lodge
is listed at Category A.