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Belfast City Cemetery

11th May 2021

Belfast City Cemetery is one of the oldest public cemeteries in Belfast. It was the city’s first municipal cemetery and is of immense heritage value and interest. During the 19th Century Belfast’s burial grounds were at capacity and in1865, The Belfast Corporation (which became Belfast City Council) purchased 101 acres (41 hectares) of land on […]

Churchyard boundaries

17th February 2020

Guest blog post written by Judith Leigh, CfGA Trustee and member of Diocesan Advisory Committees. The boundary of a churchyard is very significant as it separates off a consecrated space, which is also commonly (though not always) used for burials and is also a place where people historically might claim sanctuary. Most often this boundary […]

Churchyard crosses, especially in Herefordshire

25th February 2019

Guest blog by Judith Leigh – Trustee, Caring for God’s Acre and member of Diocesan Advisory Committees Historic churchyard crosses are often overlooked by visitors to churches, but they are likely to be the largest structures in a churchyard. There are important, rare, examples from the early Christian period but the more familiar ones date […]