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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

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

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

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)

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

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