St Sepulchre's Cemetery
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St Sepulchre's Cemetery is located in Jericho, central Oxford, England.
The cemetery was opened in 1749, initially as an overflow for north Oxford because existing cemeteries were overcrowded with corpses from epidemics. St Sepulchre's Cemetery itself became overcrowded later in Victorian times.[1]
It is now largely unused and many graves are in a state of disrepair. The cemetery is surrounded on two sides by the industrial Lucy's factory, the former Eagle Ironworks, which is being redeveloped for housing.
Access to the cemetery is through iron gates off Walton Street.
[edit] Notable burials
People buried here include:
- John Cavell, proprietor of what was once Oxford's leading department store, Elliston & Cavell, and mayor of Oxford.
- Thomas Combe, an early Superintendent of the Oxford University Press and benefactor of St Barnabas Church, both nearby.
- Benjamin Jowett, a Victorian Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ An Overcrowded Cemetery, The New York Times, May 8, 1887.
[edit] External links
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