Sheffield General Cemetery - August 2016

After a 142-year lifespan, Sheffield General Cemetery came to a neglected finale. Gifted with few beautiful Greek Doric and Egyptian inspired buildings, the cemetery is the final resting place for over 87,000 people, which ironically has since become optimum conditions for plant and animal life to thrive. Gravestones are entwined with plants and snared with ivy, yet provide prime opportunities to take photos. Photographs taken allow us to capture past generations that bleed through into the present and carry them into the future with us. Sheffield General Cemetery is the perfect example of the past signifying itself into our future, especially with the restoration works.

You can view all of my photos of Sheffield General Cemetery here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/142197312@N02/albums/72157671375174542

Some of the best photos:

Untitled by ashleygregory21, on Flickr

Untitled by ashleygregory21, on Flickr

Untitled by ashleygregory21, on Flickr

Untitled by ashleygregory21, on Flickr

Untitled by ashleygregory21, on Flickr

Good stuff. It's funny as they put that lovely new roof on the church then stopped and have done nothing since.

P.S. Is that a lady's chest I spy through the church window!

By jove I do see a ladies top half in the photo as well. Your first three pictures have a dark, menacing sky which suits the theme.