The British Cemetery, Sumatra, Indonesia

3.5 (23 reviews) Spent Ranking #11 in Bengkulu Province Cemeteries

The Old British Cemestry at Bengkulu

Locate at Sub region Jitra, just 300 meter from the Bengkulu Governor house and 400 meter from the Panjang beach.. The Cemetery has renovate on several year ago with donate and support by The UK Government. Easy to access including by Public Transport..... On there Traveler or Visitor will be see the Cemetery with Big size and unique design and Model. BUT the problem some of ornament has missing and not to cleans from the local rubbish... ( have an 2 house inside the Cemetery complex).

Address

Jln. Veteran, Bengkulu 38115 Indonesia

Website

http://www.rovinginsight.org/library/?id=393&/indonesia/

Current local date and time now

Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 2:21

User Ratings

3.5 based on (23 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 3Raymond W 5:00 PM Aug 27, 2012
    Someone Please Save This Site
    Bengkulu, once Bencoolen, was once part of the British Empire. This site was once a British East India Company graveyard with an impressive array of mausoleums and headstones. The city suffered horribly from malaria back in the day and British men assigned to this post had no more than a 50% chance of surviving their first year here. This makes this cemetery a very moving experience. Many of the men who died here were still in their early 1920s. Sadly, the cemetery has been plundered by locals for building materials and signs of neglect and even vandalism are evident everywhere. This unique historical site will soon be destroyed if someone does not intervene. Hopefully, some historical society or conservation group will step up and save this invaluable cultural heritage.
  • 3rikadewina 5:00 PM Jul 22, 2013
    abandoned british cemetery
    located on resedential area, the cemetery look old and abandoned. a pity , its not well taken care by local goverment as a historical site . maybe its sentimental journey for british family who burried their family here...but mean nothing to others

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