History

Mill Road Cemetery is a collection of burial grounds, extensions to churchyards in central Cambridge, and still part of their respective parishes. It is listed by English Heritage in Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest as a Grade II site. It was consecrated in 1848, and is now maintained as a closed churchyard by Cambridge City Council. Read on…

How it began
How it began
Why Cambridge needed another burial ground, and when and how the Mill Road site was chosen.
From fields to houses in just 40 years
From fields to houses in just 40 years
The Mill Road area was transformed during the 19th century from open fields to the heavily built-up townscape we know today.
Layout and design
Layout and design
Mill Road Cemetery is a classic example of mid-Victorian cemetery and landscape design.
Building the cemetery
Building the cemetery
The Victorians’ energetic fundraising and building skills quickly transformed this green space into a consecrated, working cemetery.
The lodge and chapel
The lodge and chapel
The cemetery’s Gothic-style buildings – one designed by renowned architect George Gilbert Scott – added greatly to its grandeur and historic impact.
Walls, gates, railings
Walls, gates, railings
Archaeology
Archaeology
A 2009 archaeological dig uncovered the walls of the demolished mortuary chapel and suggests a fascinating way for the cemetery to develop in the future.
Custodian
The Sextons
The Sextons
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