Sheffield General Cemetery, South Yorkshire, England

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Brief description of site

Sheffield General Cemetery was opened in 1836. It was established by the Nonconformist Sheffield General Cemetery Company. The buildings and layout were undertaken from 1835-6 by Samuel Worth of Sheffield. There is a chapel, catacombs and a cemetery office. Dramatic use is made of a quarried hillside site. The adjacent Anglican cemetery, opened in 1848, is thought to have been laid out by Robert Marnock. This area was cleared and converted into a park in the 1980s.

Brief history of site

The Sheffield General Cemetery Company bought the site for use by Nonconformists in 1836. In 1846 the Anglicans negotiated with the Company to extend the cemetery and in 1850 some three hectares attached to the east side of the existing site was consecrated by the Archbishop of York.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	110	Grid Ref:	SK342859
Latitude:	53.36886	Longitude:	-1.487477

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