Anyone know anything about Wardsend Cemetery?

[WallBuilder]

I can remember about 25 years ago coming across this place, it was quite creepy being in an overgrown wood with well established tree's and then seeing gravestones in the gloom.

[Greybeard]

The Sheffield Family History Society did a recording of all the Monumental Inscriptions for this cemetery several years ago so the details for headstones that have been destroyed since then have been preserved. I think there's a transcript in the Local Studies section of the Central Library.

[matsalleh]

Rumour has it that a lot of the graves are railway workers who died during the construction.

[FairyNormal]

If I remember rightly, the Hillsborough Community Development Trust who are based in Hillsborough Park's walled garden, have a lot to do with Wardsend Cemetary. They do (or used to do anyway) organised walks round there, talking about the history of the place etc. I was led to believe that some restoration work was to take place and it was to gain some kind of status (not sure what) from some group or other.

 

Sorry this info is a bit sketchy. Maybe you could contact HCDT and ask them.

[elenac]

Does anyone have any info on the old cemetery behind Owlerton stadium, I found a monument dedicated to men of the 14th depot battalion who died between 1866 and 1869 but can't find any details about it.

[Rich]

Try the Sheffield archives on Shoreham St for info... Ring them on 0114 203 9395.

 

Google's your best mate...

[Plain Talker]

there are many threads about it, on the forum, for example

 

here:-

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19816&highlight=wardsend+cemetery

 

here:-

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7016&highlight=wardsend+cemetery

 

and:_

 

here

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12056&highlight=wardsend+cemetery

 

there is a "search site" facility just here:-

<<<<<<<< on the left of your screen, where you can find out if anyone has posted on the subject, previously.

 

PT

[Kristian]

Mod: Threads merged, thanks for the link!

[WallBuilder]

After having read some of the threads about this place a few weeks ago I went back to see if I could find it again. Scrambled up the very steep hill by the side of the ski village to the top [who put those houses there?] Didn't recognise much until I found the old viewing point and then made my way along the top of the landfill site. Down in the woods found the rows of gravestones and thought that it looked even more eerie than it did several years ago as the woodland is now so dense. I noticed that the trail alongside the river which has been made with a bulldozer? had almost buried some of the stones which I thought was disrespectful to say the least.

Max thoroughly enjoyed wading in the river and as it was a very warm day i was very tempted to join him!!

[elenac]

Thanks for the info.