 Gedling
All Hallows
Churchyard
Arnold Lane, which forms the western boundary has no pavement passing the
church so pedestrians pass through the churchyard regularly. The Rectory lies
to the east, and the south east boundary of the churchyard is a ten-foot high
hollow brick wall which used to be heated by a furnace to enable exotic fruits
to grow in the Rectory garden.
In the churchyard are the graves of Alfred Shaw (died 1907) and Arthur Shrewsbury
(died 1903). They were famous cricket players who played for Nottinghamshire
and England on many occasions. Shaw was a bowler and Shrewsbury a batsman.
They lie just over the length of a cricket pitch apart.
There is also the grave of John Flinders (died 1798) who served as a soldier
for 62 years. When he came home to Gedling he found living with his relatives
intolerable and went to live in the Workhouse because it had the same regimentation
he had been used to all his military career .
The earliest grave marker is dated 13th May 1712 There are several eighteenth-century
headstones made of Swithland slate.
The churchyard is closed for burials and is in the care of Gedling Borough
Council who rebuilt the boundary wall to Arnold Lane in 2000.
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