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The Gildencroft Quaker Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Chatham Street, 
Photograph of the Cemetery
Retrieved 19 October 2009 {{Cemeteries in England Cemeteries in Norwich Religion in Norfolk Quaker cemeteries
Norwich
Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...
, Norfolk
Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...
, England, where many of the city's Quaker
Quakers are people who belong to the Religious Society of Friends, a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations. Members refer to each other as Friends after in the Bible, and originally, others referred to them as Quakers ...
s, including the writer Amelia Opie
Amelia Opie (born Amelia Alderson; 12 November 1769 – 2 December 1853) was an English author and abolitionist who published numerous novels in the Romantic period up to 1828. A Whig supporter and Bluestocking, Opie was also a leading abolit ...
, were buried. Many members of the Gurney family
A stretcher, gurney, litter, or pram is an apparatus used for moving patients who require medical care. A basic type (cot or litter) must be carried by two or more people. A wheeled stretcher (known as a gurney, trolley, bed or cart) is often ...
, which founded Gurney's Bank
Gurney's bank was a family-run bank founded by members of the Gurney family in 1770 and headquartered in Norwich, England. It merged into Barclays Bank in 1896.
History
The bank was founded in 1770 by John and Henry Gurney, sons of John Gurney ...
, and who had a major influence on the development of Norwich, are also buried here. Retrieved 10 September 2014
As of 2009 access to the cemetery is limited to regular business hours.
See also
*Rosary Cemetery, Norwich
Rosary Cemetery was the first non-denominational burial ground in the United Kingdom. Its entrance lies on Rosary Road in Norwich, Norfolk. It is a haven for wildlife and won a Community Biodiversity Award in 2008.
History
The cemetery was esta ...
References
External links
Photograph of the Cemetery
Retrieved 19 October 2009 {{Cemeteries in England Cemeteries in Norwich Religion in Norfolk Quaker cemeteries