Norton Cemetery

 

 

 

I was driving through my neighbourhood back to our house a few weeks ago and ended up taking a wrong turn. I found myself ascending up a really steep road for ages and ages and then suddenly on the crest there appeared all these ancient graves behind an old wall. I thought wow where the hell am I? It turns out it's Norton Cemetery and it's only a few streets away from me!

 

Ben and I went for a proper look around it on the morning of my birthday. It's set on six acres and has fantastic views of the Sheaf Valley and the city. I went again not long after with my mum to show her around it because she loves graveyards and cemeteries too. That's why some photo's are grey and misty and some are clearly taken on a sunny (but cold) day!

 

Mum was saying it would be interesting to see the names and info about the people buried here because they no doubt will have lived in this area and it would be nice to find someone who used to live in my house.

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

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Sheffield General Cemetery

This weekend I had a lovely walk around the ever tranquil General Cemetery of Sheffield. It's certainly not the first time I've been but one thing I planned to do this time was explore the sweet little winding pathways. One thing I love about this place is how overgrown it is. Not only does it make it a great place for wildlife but I always think that since the people themselves have returned to the earth, so too have the graves. 

I hope to find a place not too far from it when I move her permanently. 

The Cemetery opened in 1836 and quickly filled due to the industrial revolution, finally closing for burials in 1978. It holds thousands of people, rich and poor, including Mark Firth the steel baron of Sheffield and George Bassett who brought Liquorice Allsorts into the world! 

It's a really gorgeous place. If you're a grave lover like me it's definitely worth a visit.

"Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace."
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