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{{short description|Cemetery in Sheffield, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox Historic Site
| name = City Road Cemetery
| native_name = 
| native_language = 
| other_name =
| image = In City Road Cemetery, Sheffield Park - geograph.org.uk - 5184804.jpg
| alt = Picture gravestones and tree in City Road Cemetery
| caption = Cemetery and Catholic mortuary chapel
| locmapin = Sheffield
| coordinates = {{coord|53|22|11|N|1|26|24|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| location = [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]]
| founded = 1881
| built_for = Sheffield Township Burial Board
| architect = Messrs M E Hadfield and Son
| designation1 = register of historic parks and gardens
| designation1_offname = City Road Cemetery
| designation1_date = 13 November 2002
| designation1_number = {{Listed building England|1001655}}
}}

The '''City Road Cemetery''' is a [[cemetery]] in the [[Sheffield|City of Sheffield]], England, which opened in May 1881 and was originally called Intake Road Cemetery. Covering {{convert|100|acre|ha}}, it is the largest of the municipal cemeteries in Sheffield<ref name=scc>{{cite web |url=http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/out--about/parks-woodlands--countryside/parks/a-z-city-district--local--parks/cholera-monument-grounds--clay-wood/norfolk-heritage-trail/city-road-cemetery-history |title=Sheffield City Council – City Road Cemetery History |accessdate=9 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203152308/http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/out--about/parks-woodlands--countryside/parks/a-z-city-district--local--parks/cholera-monument-grounds--clay-wood/norfolk-heritage-trail/city-road-cemetery-history |archivedate=3 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and contains the head office for Bereavement Services in Sheffield. The cemetery contains Sheffield Crematorium, whose first cremation was on 24 April 1905.<ref name=scc/>

In 2002 it was designated by [[Historic England]] as a Grade II registered park or garden.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1001655 |desc=City Road Cemetery, Sheffield |grade=II |fewer-links= |access-date=26 July 2024}}</ref>

==Location==
The cemetery is located to the east of central Sheffield. It is in the district called [[Manor, South Yorkshire|Manor]], on a gentle hillside. The cemetery is mainly bordered by housing, on the north, east and south faces, and by City Road on the west. On City Road is the main entrance which features Grade II [[listed building|listed]] gatehouse which houses the reception and halls of remembrance.

[[Image:Sheffield City Road Cemetery - plan.png|300px|right]]
[[Image:Sheffield City Road Cemetery - key.png|300px|right]]

==War graves==
There are 220 burials or commemorations of Commonwealth servicemen at the cemetery who died in the [[First World War]]. A Screen Wall memorial in Section Q, near the main entrance, lists those buried in graves that could not be individually marked by headstones.<ref name=cwgc>{{cite web|title=Sheffield (City Road) Cemetery|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/46550/SHEFFIELD%20(CITY%20ROAD)%20CEMETERY|publisher=CWGC|accessdate=3 December 2016}}</ref>

There are 147 burials or commemorations of servicemen and women who died in the [[Second World War]], many in a war graves plot in Section H.  The plot has a Screen Wall memorial listing servicemen buried in the defunct Sheffield General Cemetery and [[Wardsend Cemetery|St Phillip Ward End Church Cemetery]] whose graves could no longer be maintained by the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]].  The Commission also erected a memorial, on the west side of the plot, listing 30 servicemen who were cremated at Sheffield Crematorium during the same war and it cares for 9 war graves of foreign nationalities,<ref name=cwgc/> of which the Belgians have a focal War Memorial in the cemetery.<ref name=belgians>{{NHLE |num=1247245 |desc=Belgian War Memorial at City Road Cemetery |grade=II |fewer-links=yes |accessdate=23 April 2015}}</ref>

Also buried in the cemetery are civilian victims of air raids, the largest group (134 who died in the [[Sheffield Blitz]] of December 1940) being buried in a communal grave with memorial.<ref name=license>{{cite book|last=License|first=Paul|title=Sheffield Blitz – in words, pictures and memories|year=2000|publisher=Sheffield Newspapers Ltd}}</ref>

==Notable buildings and structures==
* The Gatehouse, [[Grade II listed]]<ref>{{NHLE |num=1247232 |desc=Gatehouse, offices, lodges and screen walls at City Road Cemetery |grade=II |fewer-links=yes |accessdate=23 April 2015}}</ref>
* The Crematorium and chapel, Grade II listed<ref>{{NHLE |num=1247246 |desc=Crematorium and adjoining chapels at City Road Cemetery |grade=II |fewer-links=yes |accessdate=23 April 2015}}</ref>
* The Catholic Chapel, Grade II listed<ref>{{NHLE |num=1247250 |desc=Roman Catholic mortuary chapel at City Road Cemetery |grade=II |fewer-links=yes |accessdate=23 April 2015}}</ref>
* The Harwich Road gate and gatehouse, Grade II listed<ref>{{NHLE |num=1247249 |desc=North West Lodge, gateway and boundary wall at City Road Cemetery |grade=II |fewer-links=yes |accessdate=23 April 2015}}</ref>
* Belgian War Memorial, Grade II listed<ref name=belgians/>
* The [[Sheffield Blitz|Blitz]] grave, Grade II listed<ref>{{NHLE |num=1247247 |desc=The Blitz Grave 200 metres east of the crematorium at City Road Cemetery |grade=II |fewer-links=yes|accessdate=23 April 2015}}</ref>
* War Memorial by [[Reginald Blomfield|Sir R Blomfield]], Grade II listed<ref>{{NHLE |num=1247248 |desc=War Memorial 80 metres north east of crematorium at City Road Cemetery |grade=II |fewer-links=yes |accessdate=23 April 2015}}</ref>
{{Gallery
|title=Listed buildings in City Road Cemetery
|File:Sheffield - City Road Cemetery gatehouse - geograph.org.uk - 2456482.jpg
 |City Road Gatehouse
|File:City Road Crematorium - geograph.org.uk - 1803065.jpg
 |Crematorium and chapel
|File:City Road Cemetery Roman Catholic Chapel.jpg
 |Catholic chapel
|File:Sheffield - Harwich Road gates - geograph.org.uk - 2456499.jpg
 |Harwich Road gates
|File:City Road Cemetery Belgian War Memorial.jpg
 |Belgian War Memorial
|File:The Blitz Garden at City Road Cemetery, Sheffield - geograph.org.uk - 2779910.jpg
 |Blitz Grave
|File:City Road Cemetery War Memorial.jpg
 |Blomfield War Memorial
}}

==Notable burials or cremations==
* Reverend [[Arthur Herbert Procter]] (1890–1973), First World War [[Victoria Cross]] recipient, was cremated here – ashes buried at [[Sheffield Cathedral]].<ref>[http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/coyorks.htm] Burial locations of VC Holders, South Yorkshire.</ref>
* [[Thomas Worsley Staniforth]] (1845–1909), hymn writer.

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|City Road Cemetery}}
* {{Find a Grave cemetery}}

{{Cemeteries in England}}

[[Category:Cemeteries in Sheffield|City]]
[[Category:Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in England]]