South Park Street Cemetery

South Park Street Cemetery
South Park Street Cemetery
	South Park Street Cemetery main entrance
Details
Established	1767; 257 years ago
Location	Park Street, Kolkata
Country	India
Coordinates	22°32′47″N 88°21′37″E / 22.54639°N 88.36028°E
Type	Historic
Owned by	Christian Burial Board, Kolkata

South Park Street Cemetery, formerly known as the 'Great Christian Burial Ground', was one of the earliest non-church cemeteries in the world.^[1]^[2] The cemetery houses numerous graves and monuments belonging to British soldiers, administrators, and their families. It is also the final resting place of several prominent personalities, including Henry Louis Vivian Derozio and Sir William Jones. It is located on Mother Teresa Sarani (also known as Park Street), Central Kolkata, India.

^ Chadha, Ashish (1 November 2006). "Ambivalent Heritage: Between Affect and Ideology in a Colonial Cemetery". Journal of Material Culture. 11 (3): 339–363. doi:10.1177/1359183506068809. ISSN 1359-1835. S2CID 145361099.
^ Hosking, Sue. "The Great Burial Ground at Chowringhee: Reflections on the South Park Street Cemetary [sic] in Kolkota". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[:0-1] Chadha, Ashish (1 November 2006). "Ambivalent Heritage: Between Affect and Ideology in a Colonial Cemetery". Journal of Material Culture. 11 (3): 339–363. doi:10.1177/1359183506068809. ISSN 1359-1835. S2CID 145361099.

[:2-2] Hosking, Sue. "The Great Burial Ground at Chowringhee: Reflections on the South Park Street Cemetary [sic] in Kolkota". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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