On a nice sunny May afternoon several members of the WI enjoyed a talk and tour of the Rosary Cemetery given by Mr Nick Williams.
Many thanks to Carol for photos.
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The Rosary Cemetery was the first non-denominational burial ground in the United Kingdom. Its entrance lies on Rosary Road in Norwich, Norfolk.
The cemetery was established in 1819 by Thomas Drummond, a non-conformist minister.[1]The land was formerly in use as a market garden, and presents a broad green open space between the housing areas to the south and the playing fields of the Telegraph Lane schools to the north. The 13 acres (53,000 m2) of the cemetery came under the control of the Norwich Corporation in 1954 and it is estimated that about 18,500 people have been buried there since 1821. It was announced in January 2010 that the cemetery had been granted Grade II* listed status.
