St Sepulchre's Cemetery

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St Sepulchre's Cemetery is located in Jericho, central Oxford, England.

The cemetery was opened in 1849, initially as an overflow for north Oxford because existing cemeteries were overcrowded with corpses from epidemics. St Sepulchre's Cemetery itself became overcrowded later in Victorian times. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9E04E1DF1730E633A2575BC0A9639C94669FD7CF&oref=slogin An Overcrowded Cemetery] , "The New York Times", May 8, 1887.]

It is now largely unused and many graves are in a state of disrepair. The cemetery is surrounded on two sides by the industrial Lucy's factory, the former Eagle Ironworks, which is being redeveloped for housing.

Access to the cemetery is through iron gates off Walton Street.

Notable burials

People buried here include:

* John Cavell, proprietor of what was once Oxford's leading department store, Elliston & Cavell, and mayor of Oxford.
* Thomas Combe, an early Superintendent of the Oxford University Press and benefactor of St Barnabas Church, both nearby.
* Benjamin Jowett, a Victorian Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University.

See also

* Holywell Cemetery
* Wolvercote Cemetery

References

External links

* [http://oxford.openguides.org/wiki/?St._Sepulchre's_Cemetery Oxford Guide information]
* [http://pstalker.com/echo/g_sepul.html Jericho Echo information]