taylor1 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Hi all, just been reading about the old graveyard behind the dog track off penistone road and was wondering if anyone knew of any really old graveyards in our area. I personally find them very interesting and would love to find a really old one, I think the oldest gravestone I have seen to date was around 1623 and that was in Castleton or Bakewell I'm not quite sure which. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. thanks Taylor1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasquez Rich Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I think Handsworth (St Marys ??) dates back to 1505 or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 St Michael's church in the "old village" in Rossington near Doncaster dates back to the 1100's so you could probably find some old graves there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHarman Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 st marys at ecclesfield,theres some 17th century graves there,and its a lovely building,im not a churchy person, but its a a lovely place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebird62 Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 There is always the hill top chapel grave yard opposite the police station. Then there is the old Attercliffe grave yard with some of the victims of the sheffield flood. opposite worsop road. it used to be behind the old church so if you just walk up along the up rihjt head stones you come to the old grave yard. there is another old grave yard, have you tried the general cemetary yet, you will not be dissapointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensimmo Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Hi all, just been reading about the old graveyard behind the dog track off penistone road and was wondering if anyone knew of any really old graveyards in our area. I personally find them very interesting and would love to find a really old one, I think the oldest gravestone I have seen to date was around 1623 and that was in Castleton or Bakewell I'm not quite sure which. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. thanks Taylor1 What about the city general on Cemetery Road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosh13 Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 What about Heeley Church on Gleadless Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prioryx Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 You may have difficulty trying to date a graveyard from tombstones. A lot of headstones were destroyed during the Civil War and more have been removed to make way for more burials. Look at Parish registers for the earliest dates of burials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylor1 Posted May 16, 2006 Author Share Posted May 16, 2006 Thanks all, I will try some of those.... I'm not a weirdo or anything:loopy: I just find graveyards quite serene places to be and I can spend hours looking at the headstones. I have the weekend free so I may go for a drive around. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Thanks all, I will try some of those.... I'm not a weirdo or anything:loopy: I just find graveyards quite serene places to be and I can spend hours looking at the headstones. I have the weekend free so I may go for a drive around. Thanks again I used to do the same, it's very interesting. If you make a note of names off gravestones and type them into the computer, sometimes it throws up some interesting facts about the person, like which war they served in etc. At the rear of St Mary's at Ecclesfield, there is someone buried there off Nelsons flagship!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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