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Known for his wisdom, he divined Stephen's accession to the throne, and after his death, his grave became a focus for pilgrimage.

Amongst the ancient graves surrounding it are three intricately carved Celtic crosses that are some 300 years older than the church.

Facing the Spanish-style shelter and restaurant, built in 1935, are the remains of Mr Ball's Hospital, and the naval cemetery with its lonely surviving grave.

In 1946 a joint effort by the Town Trust and the J G Graves Charitable Trust secured the grounds for use as a public park.

Buried in a grave just outside the west end of the church are the parents of Richard St Barbe Baker, founder of the Men of the Trees.

He died in 1773, and there is a lane nearby bearing his name where his grave can be found.

The churchyard contains the graves of several prisoners.

Nearby is the grave of Juliet Tewsley, who hanged herself from a tree by the river because the woodcutter for whom she was waiting with a bunch of flowers stood her up!

As well as hosting a permanent collection of British art, the Mappin also displays loan exhibitions from the extensive collection belonging to the Graves Art Gallery.

The churchyard contains the graves of 330 Canadian soldiers; many of them died from an influenza epidemic which swept the area in 1917-18.

Her body was dragged out of the canal two days later at the Bloody Steps in Rugeley, where her grave can be seen in the churchyard.

The city council also continued to acquire new parkland through gift and purchase, for example Millhouses Park in 1909, Bingham Park between 1911 and 1927, Graves Park in 1925 and Whirlow Brook

It is believed that they were originally used as grave markers where the gospel would be preached before the church was built.

Iona is the oldest Christian burial ground in Scotland and contains the graves of many kings and chieftains.

Seventy years later, pilgrims still make the journey to pay homage at his grave.

In 1946 a joint effort by the Town Trust and the J G Graves Charitable Trust secured the grounds for use as a public park.The house itself became a restaurant.

The Saxon crosses of the Giant's Grave are in the churchyard (see the chapter on monuments and houses).

Among the more interesting graves in the churchyard are those of John Fineghan, who was an orderly to Florence Nightingale, and Sir Arthur Hammond, VC, KCB, DSO.

In the great days of sail, Sharpness graving dock was always busy, as most vessels calling at the port had their keels scraped before loading.

Incidentally, the cross from the prison grave of the former Laurel Court teacher, Edith Cavell, was recently presented to the Royal London Hospital Archives, along with the Union flag which draped

Here we see a conversation piece in the town centre, a century and a quarter after the proprietor of the Royal Goat changed the village's name and erected Gelert's Grave nearby.

In the cloister nearby is the grave of Field Marshall Lord Wavell—one of a distinguished line of 'old boys'.

The nearby churchyard contains the graves of the writer's sister and mother, both of whom were named Cassandra.

The nearby churchyard contains the graves of the writer's sister and mother, both of whom were named Cassandra.