From 1854 onwards burials in churches were prohibited by law and churchyards located in cities and towns were closed. In 1855, the town council of Great Yarmouth purchased 10 acres of ground adjoining St Nicholas' churchyard, to be used as a cemetery. The area was surrounded by a high wall built from flint, with the work completed in July 1856.
Situated in the busy heart of Great Yarmouth, the green oasis of the cemetery serves as a quiet space where locals can take a walk, have a picnic or enjoy watching the resident wildlife such as the grey squirrels. The cemetery - it consists of two sections - is bordered by St Nicholas' church and priory in the south and by Nelson Road North in the east. The old cemetery is separated from the new cemetery by Kitchener Road which bisects the two.
The graves along much of the eastern boundary wall of the old cemetery date from Vicorian times and there are some splendid monuments.
Monument for James David and his wife Elizabeth, and their son Frederick Samuel, Cavalry Machine Gun Corps, who died while on active service in Egypt in Dec. 1917
Erected by his Bereaved and Sorrowing Mother in fond Remembrance of Charles S C Mills Esq, the dearly beloved and only son of Charles and Maria Mills, who died at Great Yarmouth on the 19 of December 1875, aged 29 years.
... as well as old wrought-iron railings, some made by Boulton of Norwich
In the north-western corner of the old cemetery there is a small Jewish burial ground. It is surrounded on all four sides by a high flint wall, and an equally high and sturdy wooden door fronts the Kitchener Road entrance. It is locked.
Situated in the busy heart of Great Yarmouth, the green oasis of the cemetery serves as a quiet space where locals can take a walk, have a picnic or enjoy watching the resident wildlife such as the grey squirrels. The cemetery - it consists of two sections - is bordered by St Nicholas' church and priory in the south and by Nelson Road North in the east. The old cemetery is separated from the new cemetery by Kitchener Road which bisects the two.
The graves along much of the eastern boundary wall of the old cemetery date from Vicorian times and there are some splendid monuments.
Monument for James David and his wife Elizabeth, and their son Frederick Samuel, Cavalry Machine Gun Corps, who died while on active service in Egypt in Dec. 1917
Erected by his Bereaved and Sorrowing Mother in fond Remembrance of Charles S C Mills Esq, the dearly beloved and only son of Charles and Maria Mills, who died at Great Yarmouth on the 19 of December 1875, aged 29 years.
... as well as old wrought-iron railings, some made by Boulton of Norwich
In the north-western corner of the old cemetery there is a small Jewish burial ground. It is surrounded on all four sides by a high flint wall, and an equally high and sturdy wooden door fronts the Kitchener Road entrance. It is locked.
