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Sheffield General Cemetery, Sharrow
The Sheffield General Cemetery situated at
Sharrow, and originally consisting of about 6 acres, was laid out and opened
in the year 1836 by a company at a cost of £13,000 The estate has since
been enlarged by the addition of about 8 acres at a cost of about £12,000and
has an elegant mortuary church in the Decorated style with a lofty tower and
spire The first stone of which was laid by the late Dr Sutton, then vicar,
May 8th 1848 and the ground consecrated by the Archbishop of York, June 27th
1850 The cemetery is tastefully laid out and planted and also has a chapel
in the old portion of the cemetery, in the Geecian Doric style The office
of the cemetery is within the grounds
Extract from Kelly's (1883)
