The Egyptian Gate
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Egyptian Gate by David Rogers as part of the Geograph project.
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The Egyptian Gate
Image: © David Rogers Taken: 26 Oct 2009
The original design of the Sheffield General Cemetery was in the Egyptian style, opened in 1836, when the British Empire has strong trading and military links with Egypt. It was the first Egyptian-style cemetery in Britain and this gateway is listed Grade II*.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
53.367966
Longitude
-1.487488