Symonds Street Cemetery

Symonds Street Cemetery
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Established1842
Location
Auckland
CountryNew Zealand
Coordinates36°51′34″S 174°45′51″E / 36.8595°S 174.7642°E / -36.8595; 174.7642
TypeHistoric
No. of graves1200 known[1]
No. of interments10,000 or more (estimated)[2]
Find a GraveSymonds Street Cemetery
Official nameSymonds Street Cemetery
Designated27 June 2008
Reference no.7753

Symonds Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery and park in central Auckland, New Zealand. It is in 5.8 hectares of deciduous forest on the western slope of Grafton Gully,[3] by the corner of Symonds Street and Karangahape Road, and is crossed by the Grafton Bridge. The street (and by extension, the cemetery) is named for William Cornwallis Symonds, a British Army officer prominent in the early colonisation of New Zealand.[4] It has a Historic Place – Category I listing with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.[2] Maintenance and administration of the cemetery is provided by the Auckland Council.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NZ_Herald_3510428 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Symonds Street Cemetery". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Walk details – Symonds Street Cemetery". Wonder Walkers. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  4. ^ Roughan, John (25 August 2010). "Auckland: Gentleman settler". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2011.