York Cemetery, UK

A green oasis close to the city walls. We're a working burial ground with a focus on conservation, heritage and education; run by York Cemetery Trust.

[The Dead Sleuth @TheDeadSleuth]

Saturday morrow. Against the palest of skies - gentle shadows glide across the tombstones. The view from my world.

🪦 York Cemetery. York. UK.

#DeadSleuth #GraveyardSquirrel #StillSleuthing 🔍 @YorkCemetery @YorkCemFriends

[York Cemetery, UK @YorkCemetery]

For info: our catacombs tours are fully booked today.

[Sαɾαԋ Cɾσʂʂʅαɳԃ  @sarahsbigtrip]

Hello @yorkshirelive

If you’re going to share @heritageopenday in York can you at least share the FULL details.

The catacomb tours are only at certain times and MUST be booked due to limited space. They are all fully booked. We have people turning up that we can’t accommodate.

[York Cemetery, UK @YorkCemetery]

We're really looking forward to this new walk for this year.

Join Guy Wallbanks at 2pm on Sunday afternoon to discover some of the wild plants which call York Cemtery home.

https://t.co/bBeAQL7Syp

[York Cemetery, UK @YorkCemetery]

Please remeber that for the comfot of all users, execpt for assistance animals, dogs are not allowed in the Cemetery grounds.

[York Cemetery, UK @YorkCemetery]

🔔 today at 11am and 1pm 🔔

Each year Fulford School Drama Group research the lives of people who are buried with us. Using their research and interpretation, playlets are produced which the students present as graveside performances.

Open to everyone to come and watch.

[York Cemetery, UK @YorkCemetery]

What a gorgeous selection of handmade beauties, all in and outside the Chapel at York Cemetery until 3pm today.

#York #Handmade #Yorkshire

[York Cemetery, UK @YorkCemetery]

As well as the Plant & Craft Fair happening tomorrow, we also have Barbershop singing in the chapel on Sunday.

Here’s hoping for lovely weather for both events, do join us!

[York Cemetery, UK @YorkCemetery]

Plant & Craft Fair

We’re really looking forward to Saturday! We have a great group of local makers with a selection of gorgeous things for you and your home.

Do come and visit between 10am and 3pm.

[York Cemetery, UK @YorkCemetery]

Plant & Craft Fair

We’re really looking forward to Saturday! We have a great group of local makers with a selection of gorgeous things for you and your home.

Do come and visit between 10am and 3pm.

[The Dead Sleuth @TheDeadSleuth]

As those storm clouds beckon - I'm grave hunting for the son of a baronet this afternoon.

🪦 York Cemetery. York. UK.

#DeadSleuth #GraveyardSquirrel #StillSleuthing 🔍 @YorkCemetery @YorkCemFriends

[Michael Irons @mikeirons12]

Great venue for a concert , the Chapel at York Cemetery. 🌿🌾🌿🌾💚🎶💙

[York Cemetery, UK @YorkCemetery]

@mikeirons12 We agree 💛

[York Cemetery, UK @YorkCemetery]

Craft & Plant Fair : Saturday 8 June

Come along and enjoy our early summer Plant & Craft Fair with craft / makers stalls and more in the chapel.

There will be a plant sale in the grounds and masons will share how they create their incredible pieces.

And, refreshments!

[York Cemetery, UK @YorkCemetery]

York Cemetery is a treasure box of flora and fauna. In the recent #CityNatureChallenge a few volunteers recorded over 550 observations in just a couple of hours.

This little fellow is a white-lipped snail. It prefers to eat nettles, ragwort and hogweed - all of which grow here.

[St George's RC School & Nursery @StGeorgesRCSch]

Representatives from school attended a ceremony at the Cemetery this morning to commemorate the life of Robert William Smith who was killed in the Beadeker raids in York on 29th April 1942. ❤️💚❤️💚❤️ @YorkCemetery @CityofYork @yorkpress

[Fulford School @fulfordschool]

The Y9 drama club enjoyed a visit to York Cemetery. They completed a tour with genealogist David Poole and learned about the fascinating people buried in the cemetery, ready for our Living History performance on Saturday 15th June at 11am and 1pm.

[History_of_Geology @Geology_History]

April 24, 1874, died #OTD, British geologist John Phillips. In 1841 he published the first global geologic time scale as the fossil record showed at least 3 distinct eras in #Earth's history🐚🦖 🐒
https://t.co/dpszR5uvlw

[York Cemetery, UK @YorkCemetery]

We’re taking part in this today! Bring a brolly and take part at 11am ☘️🌿

[York City Nature Challenge 2024 @citynature_york]

It's the end of day 2, and York has shot up in the #citynaturechallenge2024 rankings! We are now first place with the most observations and species recorded in the UK so far!🐝Let's extend our lead!

[York Cemetery, UK @YorkCemetery]

The lettering was hand carved. Tiny holes were drilled into each letter, to anchor the lead. Individually cut lead strips were securely hammered into the stone with a wooden mallet. For raised lettering, the lead on the surface was then carefully cut to shape.

Isn’t it lovely!

[York Cemetery, UK @YorkCemetery]

Lets celebrate this February shall we?

This February shows one of the many kinds of lettering found around the Cemetery - lead lettering.

The earliest churchyard memorials to 'ordinary' parishioners tend to be small with naively cut letters, sometimes filled with lead.

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The Victorians took the process a stage further with detailed and precise lead lettering. It provided elegant, raised relief text in a contrasting colour, but it was an expensive option.