IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Sharrow Lane, SHEFFIELD, S11 8AU
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Sharrow Lane, S11 8AU by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (86 Images Found)
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An entrance to the General Cemetery in Sheffield
The General Cemetery was opened in the Mid C19
Image: © Keith Pitchforth
Taken: 15 Apr 2010
0.05 miles
2
The Egyptian Gate, Sheffield General Cemetery
Image: © Peter Barr
Taken: 30 Jan 2010
0.05 miles
3
The Egyptian Gate
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*.
Image: © David Rogers
Taken: 26 Oct 2009
0.05 miles
4
Apartments under construction
Cemetery Road, Sharrow Head, Sheffield
Image: © Peter Barr
Taken: 30 Jan 2010
0.05 miles
5
Cemetery offices, Cemetery Road, Sheffield
More evidence of the Egyptian Revival style used in the General Cemetery, although the columns are Doric. By Samuel Worth, who laid out the cemetery, 1834-36. Grade II listed.
The offices are now used by the Sheffield General Cemetery Trust which manages the cemetery on behalf of its owners, Sheffield City Council.
Image: © Stephen Richards
Taken: 13 Jun 2012
0.06 miles
6
The Nonconformist Chapel, Sheffield General Cemetery
The Nonconformist Chapel (Grade II* listed) is built of local sandstone in an Egyptian style. The stone steps lead down to a wall with decorative catacomb-like entrances.
Image: © David Rogers
Taken: 26 Oct 2009
0.07 miles
7
Sheffield General Cemetery
In 1834 the General Cemetery Company was formed to create a cemetery on nine acres of land in the Porter Valley. Opened in 1836, and used for burials until 1978 when half the site was demolished to make way for a green space.
Image: © David Rogers
Taken: 26 Oct 2009
0.07 miles
8
The Registrar's House, Sheffield General Cemetery
Named Montague House the Registrar's House and office (Grade II* listed) were built in the Egyptian style. The property is now privately run offices.
Image: © David Rogers
Taken: 26 Oct 2009
0.07 miles
9
Gateway, Cemetery Road, Sheffield
Entrance to the General Cemetery, in an Egyptian Revival style, which surfaces elsewhere in the cemetery. See the sloping verticals and winged sun, or behudet, above the opening. By Samuel Worth, who laid out the cemetery, 1834-36. Grade II* listed.
Image: © Stephen Richards
Taken: 13 Jun 2012
0.07 miles
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The Egyptian gate from inside Sheffield General Cemetery
Image: © Neil Theasby
Taken: 5 Jun 2010
0.07 miles