WELCOME TO THE SHEFFIELD GENERAL CEMETERY

Welcome to the Sheffield General Cemetery Trust website. We are dedicated to promoting and restoring the Cemetery, and to protecting it as a unique heritage site and haven for wildlife.

Within this website you will find information about the history of the Cemetery, the people buried there and our work. There is a timeline exploring key events linked to the Cemetery and a database of burial records, images and historical documents. You can view our publications list and back copies of newsletters which are free to download and view. If you are looking for a particular person or subject area, just use our search facility.

~ Wanted : Landscape Volunteers - please contact us for further details ~

~ Our latest "Undertakings" magazine (April to July 2008) is free to download ~

~ the next two upcoming events at the General Cemetery ~

Sunday 5th October - 2pm
An introduction to the history and residents of the General Cemetery

Sunday 12th October - 12.30pm
Mushrooms and Toadstools : an exploration among the gravestones

Please note - I'm slowly refreshing all the photographs and images on the site which means that for a short while some of the pages may look a bit inconsistent in style - I hope this doesn't spoil your enjoyment of our site - thanks, Alex Quant.