Latitude: 53.3683 / 53°22'5"N
Longitude: -1.4879 / 1°29'16"W
OS Eastings: 434169
OS Northings: 385838
OS Grid: SK341858
Mapcode National: GBR 9CQ.HC
Mapcode Global: WHDDP.3LQN
Plus Code: 9C5W9G96+8R
Entry Name: George Bennet Memorial in General Cemetery
Listing Date: 2 September 1998
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1376266
English Heritage Legacy ID: 470260
ID on this website: 101376266
Location: Sharrow Head, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11
County: Sheffield
Electoral Ward/Division: Nether Edge and Sharrow
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Sheffield
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): South Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Endcliffe St Augustine
Church of England Diocese: Sheffield
Tagged with: Memorial
SK 3485 NW SHEFFIELD CEMETERY ROAD
784-1/37/10057 George Bennet memorial in
General Cemetery
Gv II
Memorial monument. c.1850. Ashlar sandstone with inset marble plaque bearing relief sculpture. Tapered pedestal rising from a square stepped base supporting a chamfered plinth. Cross gabled cap. The monument is inscribed on its north, east and west faces, and has a relief sculpture ( much decayed) of a male figure, leaning against a globe on a stand. The monument commemorates George Bennett (d.1841) , a founder of the Sheffield Sunday School movement, who, from 1821-29 travelled the world with the Reverend Daniel Tyerman as a deputation from the London Missionary Society, visiting its settlements in the Pacific Islands, Australia, India and South Africa, travelling some 90,000 miles in the process. SETTING: The monument is set on the principal axis of the original General Cemetery in Sharrow, at the foot of the steps leading up to the Old Chapel ( item 37/159 ) with which it forms a group.
Listing NGR: SK3416985838
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