From the Archives: The New Burying Ground (today Clifton Street Cemetery) opened in March 1797
Clifton House2022-03-29T12:51:50+00:00In 1776 the original St Anne's Parish Church opened for worship, but burials in the town continued to take place at the old Corporation Church. However, the Corporation Graveyard was nearing capacity and so the innovative member of the Belfast Charitable Society decided to use a portion of its ground to create a new cemetery. Preparation began in 1795, with the 'New Burying Ground' opening its gates for burials in March 1797. Three years later, a clause in an Act of Parliament in 1800 stated “no dead bodies whatsoever shall be interred in the said old church-yard” and instead the “piece [...]