Symonds Street Cemetery
Cemetery in Auckland, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Established | 1842 |
Location | Auckland |
Country | New Zealand |
Coordinates | 36.8595°S 174.7642°E / -36.8595; 174.7642 |
Type | Historic |
No. of graves | 1200 known[1] |
No. of interments | 10,000 or more (estimated)[2] |
Find a Grave | Symonds Street Cemetery |
Official name | Symonds Street Cemetery |
Designated | 27 June 2008 |
Reference no. | 7753 |
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