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The General Cemetery
ened in 1836 'at some distance in the countryside' in
a 'remote and undisturbed' location. It became
established as the principal burial ground in Victorian
Sheffield containing the graves of 87,000 people. Find
out more about the
Original Vision of the cemetery's designers.
The
Site Today is a
Conservation Area, one of only six sites in South
Yorkshire. It is listed on the English Heritage Register
of Historic Parks and Gardens. More facts about the
cemetery:
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 One of the
earliest commercial cemeteries in Britain, it
contains some unique catacombs, nine listed
monuments and buildings, including the gatehouse, a
chapel and the Egyptian gateway, each listed at
Grade II*.
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There is one of
the deepest single grave plots in the country,
holding the bodies of 96 paupers.
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It is also home to
many important figures in Sheffield history such as
Mark Firth, the steel manufacturer, and Samuel
Holberry, the Chartist.
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The cemetery was
closed for burial in 1978, when half the cemetery
was demolished to make way for a green space.
The cemetery is a
great historical record holding the key to the hidden
stories of thousands of people whose lives are largely
undocumented. Find out what the
Future holds for
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