Rosary Cemetery, Norwich
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Rosary Cemetery, Norwich was the first ever non-denominational cemetery in the United Kingdom. The entrance to the Rosary Cemetery lies on Rosary Road in Norwich
, Norfolk
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It was established in 1819 by Thomas Drummond, a nonconformist minister. The land was formerly in use as a market garden, and presents a broad green open space between the housing areas to the south and the playing fields of the Telegraph Lane schools to the north. The 13 acres (52,609.2 m²) of the cemetery came under the control of the Norwich Corporation in 1954 and it is estimated that about 18,500 people have been buried there since 1821. Among them are train driver John Prior and fireman James Light, killed in the 1874 Thorpe rail accident
.
The surgeon Emanuel Cooper (1802-78) is also buried in the Cemetery in a large mausoleum. His daughter married the novelist John Galsworthy
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It was announced in January 2010 that the cemetery had been granted Grade II* listed status.
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
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It was established in 1819 by Thomas Drummond, a nonconformist minister. The land was formerly in use as a market garden, and presents a broad green open space between the housing areas to the south and the playing fields of the Telegraph Lane schools to the north. The 13 acres (52,609.2 m²) of the cemetery came under the control of the Norwich Corporation in 1954 and it is estimated that about 18,500 people have been buried there since 1821. Among them are train driver John Prior and fireman James Light, killed in the 1874 Thorpe rail accident
Thorpe rail accident
The Thorpe rail accident occurred on 10 September 1874, when two trains were in head-on collision at Thorpe St Andrew in the English county of Norfolk....
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The surgeon Emanuel Cooper (1802-78) is also buried in the Cemetery in a large mausoleum. His daughter married the novelist John Galsworthy
John Galsworthy
John Galsworthy OM was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Forsyte Saga and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter...
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It was announced in January 2010 that the cemetery had been granted Grade II* listed status.