NORWICH

The Rosary, Rosary Road
 


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The Rosary Cemetery was the first non-denominational cemetery in the country, licensed in 1821. The Reverend Thomas Drummond appalled by the overfilled state of the churchyards in Norwich, built the terraced cemetery on 6 acres of hillside just outside of the town. Today it is cared for by Norwich City Council after a hard fought campaign to prevent a modernisation which would have placed tombstones and the terracing at risk. There is a fine range of Georgian and Victorian monuments in a setting that has won an environmental award. There is a fine selection of photographs of The Rosary on flickr.com