Candie Cemetery is a public cemetery in St Peter Port, Guernsey.[1]

Candie Cemetery from Victoria Tower

History

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Burials in St Peter Port were originally in and around the Town Church, but there was little room there and other cemeteries were then used: the Cimitière des Soeurs, or Sisters' Cemetery which was located on rising ground to the south of the Church, and the Cimetière des Frères or Brothers' Cemetery which was located north of town. In 1780 a Cimitière des Étrangers, or Strangers' Cemetery, was created, near Elizabeth College, but by 1830 it too was full and Candie Cemetery was opened. In the 1890s Candie Cemetery was still referred to as the “New Cemetery”.[2]

There are five war graves in Candie Cemetery; all five soldiers died after the end of WWI.[3][4]

In 2021 a remembrance garden was created in Candie Cemetery.[5]

Priaulx Library holds copies of the burial records from Candie Cemetery for the period 1831 to 1986.[6]

Notable burials

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References

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  1. ^ "St Peter Port Parish: Parish Property". Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Priaulx Library: April 1896 – the Cemeteries". Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Candie Road Cemetery". Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. ^ "BBC Guernsey: Madells of Mount Durand". Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Guernsey Press: Town Procession after Memorial Garden blessed". Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Priaulx Library: Guernsey Parish, Chapel and Cemetery Records" (PDF). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Priaulx Library: An Eternal Stranger – Harmen Blennerhassett". Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Guernsey Press: A Tale of Two Schoolboys". Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Guernsey Donkey: Peter Le Lievre". Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Brewery History: A History of RW Randall Ltd". Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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