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SK3490 : Wardsend Cemetery in Sheffield

near to Parson Cross, Sheffield, Great Britain

Wardsend Cemetery in Sheffield

Wardsend Cemetery in Sheffield. This overgrown Victorian Cemetery is less than 5 minutes walk from Penistone Road, one of the main routes out of the city centre. This cemetery is the last resting place of over 30,000, including military personnel from the nearby Hillsborough Barracks. The obelisk monument commemorates the soldiers of 6th, 19th, 24th, 33rd, 51st, 55th Regiments of Foot, Victorian Army, who died whilst at Hillsborough Barracks during the period 1866 - 1869.

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2012

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Grid Square: SK3490, 23 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Dave Pickersgill (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Friday, 22 June, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 24 June, 2012
Geographical Context: Religious sites Suburb, Urban fringe Burial ground, Crematorium
Place (from Tags): Hillsborough Sheffield
Subject Location: OSGB36: SK 3405 9030 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:24.5054N 1:29.3555W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SK 3405 9029
View Direction: Northeast (about 45 degrees)