st thomas' cemetery / rest park
formerly the Cemetery of the Anglican Parish of St Leonards
The area, located on West Street, Crows Nest, which was formerly the St Thomas' Cemetery, was donated to the church (then known as the Anglican Parish of St Leonards) in 1845 by Alexander Berry. Burials took place here between 1847 and 1950.
The Rest Park
An Act of Parliament in 1967 designated the area as 'community land' and the Cemetery was handed over to North Sydney Council* (see notes below). The conversion of the Cemetery to Rest Park in the early 1970s was the Council's first heritage project and the Rest Park was reopened in 1974.
The Rest Park is open to the public every day.
The Sexton's Cottage Museum
On the edge of the park The Sexton's Cottage is a small museum which houses a copy of the burial register and a history of St Thomas' Church and Cemetery.
The Museum is located at 250 West St, Crows Nest, (ph 9957 1557) and is open on Thursdays 1-4pm and the first Sunday in every month 2-4pm.
|
* NOTE: This area is now managed by North Sydney Council. More information about St Thomas' Rest Park and The Sexton's Cottage can be found at the North Sydney Council website: http://www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au Follow links to pages: Direct link to pages: A list of names (compiled by Cathy Dunn) of those buried
here between 1847 and 1950 can be viewed on the Australian Cemeteries
website at: Additional information may also be obtained from: Stanton
Library
|
