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The following
publications are available in most Sheffield bookshops,
or can be bought directly from SGCT. If you wish to
order a book, just send a cheque for the book price and
£1 p&p payable to SGCT.
Our address is: Sheffield General
Cemetery Trust, The Gatehouse, Cemetery Avenue,
Sheffield, S11 8NT. Please remember to include your name
and address.
Some of the publications can also be
downloaded for free by going to
search.
Remote and Undisturbed
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An illustrated
history of the General Cemetery. From its
beginnings in 1836, to provide much needed
burial space for a rapidly growing city, through
to the present day. As well as the history of
the cemetery, the book contains information
about some of its notable occupants with maps of
the location of their monuments.
Price £5.00 |
A Geological Trail
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A guide to the
geology of the General Cemetery. The guide
contains a map, notes and full colour pictures
to guide the user around some of the interesting
rock types in the cemetery. It is intended for
the general user, so all you need is the book
and some sturdy footwear.
Price £1.50 |
Into the Valley of Death
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A military
tour of the General Cemetery. A guide to take
you to wome of the graves and memorials of those
who died or served in one of the many wars which
took place in the 19th and 20th centuries. It
contains a map and pictures as well as
information about the soldiers and the wars in
which they fought.
Price £1.00 |
Danger and Despair (currently out of print)
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The stories
reprinted here illuminate the economic and
social conditions of ordinary people in
Victorian England, through vivid descriptions of
their untimely deaths. These are tragic tales of
dangerous working conditions and desperate
povery, of domestic accidents and rejected love.
The book also contains a map to locate the
graves of those whose stories are told.
Price £5.99 |
She Lived Unknown
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This is a
celebration of the lives of women buried in the
General Cemetery. The book focuses on poverty,
the history of nursing and the way women are
symbolised in the cemetery. Women of action, and
scandal, are featured and a map included to
locate the graves.
Price £2.00 |
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