Description

CEM 150-Rev_binbrook_united_church_cemetery

Other Known Names: Binbrook Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Binbrook Methodist Cemetery

Street Address:        Regional Road #56

Location: Lot 1, Blk 4, Concession 3, Binbrook

Type of Cemetery: Religious (Methodist Episcopal, Methodist, United)

Responsible Agency: City of Hamilton

Status for Burials: Open for burials         Plot Plan: None

Size:         Medium, 280 monuments

 Signage: Signage

Fencing: Wire with open sections

Monument Types:      Flat, upright, and column Monuments of: Marble and granite

The cemetery was in use as a communal burial ground as early as 1818. Binbrook Episcopal Methodists bought the land from Henry Hall in 1826 and a church was built there in 1851. With congregational amalgamation in the late 1800’s, the church was closed in 1884 and sold to a local farmer. The cemetery served the Wesleyan Methodist, Methodist Episcopal and, after 1925, United Church of Canada denominations. It is now maintained by the City of Hamilton.

The earliest interment in the cemetery was Thomas Hughson in 1818, and it appears that it was used as a communal burial ground at this time. The property was sold in 1826 by Mr. Henry Hall to the Binbrook Episcopal Methodists for $1.00. A church was eventually constructed in 1851, and was known as Binbrook Methodist Episcopal.

With the Methodist Union in 1884 the church became known as Binbrook Methodist. It is currently known as Binbrook United Church Cemetery, and is administered by the City of Hamilton. In 1957 additional property fore expansion was purchased from Leslie Laidman.

Notable Burials:

Dr. George Leslie Bell (1890-1958) Doctor