Cemetery in Oxford, England
Holywell Cemetery lies behindSt Cross Church inSt Cross Road ,Oxford , England, south ofHolywell Manor onManor Road and north ofLongwall Street , in the parish ofHolywell .
In the mid-19th century, the graveyards of the six parishes in central Oxford became full, soMerton College made some of its land available to form the cemetery in 1847.The cemetery was established along withOsney Cemetery andSt Sepulchre's Cemetery .[ 1]
The cemetery is now a wildlife refuge with many birds (includingpheasants that nest there), butterflies, and small and larger mammals, includingmuntjac deer andfoxes . Hedgehogs are also known to live there.[citation needed
Notable interments and memorials [ edit ] "In MemoriamBullard " memorial stone in Holywell Cemetery A number of well-known people are buried in the cemetery, including:
Sir Henry Acland ,[ 2] Sarah, Lady Acland ,[ 2] Acland Home is namedJames Blish , the American expatriate authorSir Reader Bullard and his sonsSir Giles Bullard andSir Julian Bullard , all diplomatsSir Maurice Bowra ,Warden ofWadham College, Oxford andVice-Chancellor of Oxford University [ 2] John William Burgon ,Dean of Chichester Cathedral [ 2] Theophilus Carter , said to be the model for theMad Hatter inLewis Carroll 'sAlice's Adventures in Wonderland George Claridge Druce , botanist and Mayor of OxfordHugo Dyson , member of theInklings [ 2] Francis Edgeworth , statistician and economistAustin Farrer ,Warden ofKeble College, Oxford Kenneth Grahame , author ofThe Wind in the Willows [ 2] Abel Hendy Jones Greenidge , classical historian formerly of Balliol, Hertford and BrasenoseFrancis Llewellyn Griffith , Egyptologist and founder of theGriffith Institute [ 3] Nora Griffith , Egyptologist and founder of theGriffith Institute [ 3] Charles Buller Heberden ,Principal ofBrasenose College, Oxford and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford UniversityAndrew John Herbertson , geographerWilliam West Jones ,Archbishop of Cape Town Sir Richard Lodge , historianAgnes Catherine Maitland , educationnist, principal atSomerville College Max Müller , philologist and Orientalist, Fellow atAll Souls College, Oxford Walter Pater , essayist and critic[ 2] Bartholomew Price ,Master ofPembroke College, Oxford Lord Redcliffe-Maud ,civil servant andMaster ofUniversity College, Oxford , and his wifeJean Redcliffe-Maud Sir John Rhys ,Principal ofJesus College, Oxford George Rolleston , physician and zoologistJohn Stainer , composer and organist[ 2] Kenneth Tynan , theatre critic and author[ 2] Sir Paul Vinogradoff , historianSir Herbert Warren , President ofMagdalen College, Oxford [ 2] Charles Williams , novelist, poet and member of the Inklings[ 2] William Wallace , Scottish philosopherF. H. Bradley , British idealist philosopher[ 4] A. C. Bradley , British literary scholar[ 4] Henry George Woods , President ofTrinity College, Oxford [ 5] Margaret Louisa Woods , poet and novelist[ 5] A wooden grave marker that was used to mark the grave of theEngland Rugby captainRonald Poulton-Palmer at Ploegsteert Wood is affixed to a wall in the cemetery.[ 6]
The cemetery contains three war graves that are maintained and registered by theCommonwealth War Graves Commission – twoBritish Army officers from theFirst World War and aRoyal Air Force (RAF) officer from theSecond World War .[ 7]
Friends of Holywell Cemetery has been established to raise funds and manage the cemetery.[ 8]
Lack, Alastair (March 2010). "The Valhalla of Oxford".Oxfordshire Limited Edition .The Oxford Times :35– 39.
