This coming Saturday (18th October) from 10am to 2pm, the Friends of Mount Street Cemetery will be hosting an open day for people to visit and experience the cemetery. They will be on hand to describe the history of the cemetery, its connections to early settlers and the Catholic community in Wellington, and conservation efforts. A leisurely stroll around the cemetery takes about one hour.
⭐ Day: Saturday, 18 October
⭐ Time: 10am-2pm
⭐ Location: Mount Street (next to Victoria University, Wellington).
⭐ Cost: FREE
The Friends of Mount Street Cemetery is a group established under the Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington in 2010 to lead activities to restore the burial sites in this historic and sacred ground; to establish full records; and to conserve the landscape of the Cemetery as an amenity for all.
For more information, please email contact@mountstreetcemetery.org.nz
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