S H E F F I E L D   G E N E R A L

Here are my photographs of the Sheffield General Cemetery which opened in 1836 (and closed for burial in 1978) and it is situated on Cemetery Road, It is a great cemetery with a Gothic style anglican chapel which was completed in 1850, the rest is classical and egyptian in style (egyptian gate, nonconformist chapel, catacombs, gatehouse & the registrar's house/office). There is a small wall called the dissenters wall which was built between 1848-50 and it was built to seperate the Anglican section from the earlier nonconformist section , unfortunately in 1980, 800 gravestones were removed and destroyed or used as paving to make more "green land" which is a real shame. These photos were taken over the 9th,10th & 16th of November 2003.

The cemetery is run down but has great character and just needs some loving care (and money)

There was a bronze statue of the poet James Montgomery in the rotunda but this was removed from it's prominent position to a new home in the grounds of Sheffield Cathedral

Click on any of the pictures below to see full size pictures (some have more than one picture)

For more information about this cemetery visit the official "Friends of the General Cemetery" web site

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