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Penny Pocket Park, Leeds
Penny Pocket Park occupies the land that was once the graveyard of St. Peter's Church (now Leeds Minster). By the early 1830s the graveyard was full, with graves being frequently reused. Heavy rain could sometimes expose the bones buried there. It was closed in 1833.
When New Station was built in 1866 the route to it from Selby passed through the graveyard. Parliament stipulated that the graves should remain undisturbed so the railway crossed the site on a solid embankment and the gravestones were relaid on the embankment directly above their corresponding graves.
When New Station was built in 1866 the route to it from Selby passed through the graveyard. Parliament stipulated that the graves should remain undisturbed so the railway crossed the site on a solid embankment and the gravestones were relaid on the embankment directly above their corresponding graves.
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Created: Sun, 30 Jun 2024, Updated: Tue, 13 Aug 2024
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