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Pages in category "Burials at the Cambridge City Cemetery" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Lodge and Chapel at Cambridge City Cemetery. Cambridge City Cemetery is the main burial ground for the city of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire. It is to the north of the city, at the junction of Newmarket Road and Ditton Lane, near to Cambridge Airport. The cemetery held its first burial on 6 June 1903 when it was known as Cambridge Borough ...
Although a Church of England site, the cemetery includes the graves of many non-conformists, reflecting the demographics of the parish in the 19th and 20th centuries, which covered much of West Cambridge. [1] It was established in 1857 while the city of Cambridge was undergoing rapid expansion, although the first burial was not until 1869. [1]
Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge, UK. A Christian burial is the burial of a deceased person with specifically Christian rites; typically, in consecrated ground. Until recent times Christians generally objected to cremation and practiced inhumation almost exclusively.
The cemetery was established in 1848 on a site formerly occupied by a cricket ground, as a collection of burial grounds for 13 city parishes (now 10 through amalgamation) whose churchyards had become full.
Pages in category "Cemeteries in Cambridge" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Cambridge City Cemetery; H. Histon Road Cemetery ...
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, generally known as The Round Church, is an Anglican church in the city of Cambridge, England. It is located on the corner of Round Church Street and Bridge Street. Since 1950 the church has been designated a Grade I listed building, [1] and is currently managed by Christian Heritage. [2]
The burial ground, along with a new road leading to it, known as the Burial Ground Road, was built in 1767. The cemetery and the road were later renamed Park Street after a private deer park established by Sir Elijah Impey. [3] By the year 1785, the cemetery had been extended on the northern side of Park Street.