St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery | |
Coordinates: | -32.5596°N 151.1812°W |
Map Relief: | yes |
Location: | Queen Street, Singleton, Singleton Council, New South Wales, Australia |
Beginning Label: | Design period |
Owner: | Catholic Church Singleton |
Designation1: | New South Wales State Heritage Register |
Designation1 Offname: | St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery |
Designation1 Type: | State heritage (landscape) |
Designation1 Date: | 2 April 1999 |
Designation1 Number: | 233 |
Designation1 Free1name: | Type |
Designation1 Free1value: | Cemetery/Graveyard/Burial Ground |
Designation1 Free2name: | Category |
Designation1 Free2value: | Cemeteries and Burial Sites |
Designation1 Free3name: | Builders |
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic cemetery at Queen Street, Singleton, Singleton Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
The cemetery, which adjoins St Patrick's Catholic Church, was first established in 1842. The first recorded burial was in 1844, and the cemetery was consecrated by Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Bede Polding in 1845.[2]
A Wesleyan (Methodist) section was established in the 1860s. Two stone towers were added to the entry in 1920.[3] [4]
A columbarium was established early 1980s, with plaques dating from 1982.
The cemetery contains approximately 500 burials and 400 monuments. It continues to have Catholic and Methodist sections.
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]