OPORTO (ST. JAMES) BRITISH CHURCHYARD
Nord
France
Location Information
Oporto, a seaport and the second largest city in Portugal, is on the northern bank of the river Douro. Oporto (St.James) British Churchyard is situated beside St. James Church, near the Júlio Dinis maternity hospital and the Gardens of the Cristal Palace.
Cemetery address: Largo da Maternidade Júlio Dinis 4150-181 Porto.
GPS Co-ordinates: 41.150466, -8.623538
Visiting Information
The churchyard only opens through booking with St. James Church. To arrange access please call Tel: +351 22 609 1006
Historical Information
The churchyard of the British church of St. James, Largo Maternidade Julio Diniz contains the graves of 11 Commonwealth airmen from three aircraft which crashed near Oporto at different times during the Second World War.
Pictures © Jean-Claude Graux
Oporto, a seaport and the second largest city in Portugal, is on the northern bank of the river Douro. Oporto (St.James) British Churchyard is situated beside St. James Church, near the Júlio Dinis maternity hospital and the Gardens of the Cristal Palace.
Cemetery address: Largo da Maternidade Júlio Dinis 4150-181 Porto.
GPS Co-ordinates: 41.150466, -8.623538
Visiting Information
The churchyard only opens through booking with St. James Church. To arrange access please call Tel: +351 22 609 1006
Historical Information
The churchyard of the British church of St. James, Largo Maternidade Julio Diniz contains the graves of 11 Commonwealth airmen from three aircraft which crashed near Oporto at different times during the Second World War.
Pictures © Jean-Claude Graux
