Cathays Cemetery

Cathays Cemetery

The Cathays Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in the United Kingdom.

Originally opened in 1859, it now occupies an area of over 100 acres and is located just north of the Cathays suburb of Cardiff, Wales. The cemetery gateway, forecourt walls and mortuary chapels are grade II listed structures.

Interments

*Alfred Thomas, 1st Baron Pontypridd, Welsh Liberal Party politician
*Robert Bird, Welsh Liberal politician
*Jim Driscoll, boxer

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/panoramics/pages/cardiff_cathayscemetery.shtml BBC: South East Wales: Cathays Cemetery panoramic video]
* [http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/arch/landscapes/ukpg/sites/cathaysc.htm Cathays Cemetery]
* [http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ObjView.asp?Object_ID=3764 Cathays Cemetery Heritage Trail]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3479294 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cathays Cemetery and surrounding area]


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