Park Street Cemetery
This peaceful place was first opened in 1767, when burials took place after dark with the aid of lit torches and sometimes included the pageantry of a military funeral, mainly to accommodate the large number of British who died serving their country. The cemetery is tranquil, lush, and deserted, with huge obelisks, pyramids and classical mausoleums of all shapes and sizes, set amidst gracious gardens. Job Charnock, the city’s founder, is buried here and the cemetery is also home to a memorial dedicated to those who lost their lives in the ‘Black Hole’.
