York Cemetery grounds (including the perimeter iron fencing and gates), Neoclassical gatehouse and mortuary chapel have all been listed by Historic England as either Grade II or Grade II* for the following reasons:

• As an early garden cemetery (1836-37) for a provincial city.
• For the interest of the landscape design by James Pigott Pritchett, a renowned local architect who later contributed to several other cemetery designs.
• For the Grade II* Greek Revival chapel which forms the focus of the layout, between the formally laid out consecrated section and the more informal unconsecrated area.
• For the surviving 19th Century structural planting, and because the site survives largely complete.

A detailed biography and a catalogue of more Pritchett Buildings can be found at www.JPPritchett.org  (external website)

York Cemetery Trust  is proud of the Historic England designation, especially of the Grade II* listed Pritchett chapel, which places it amongst the 6% most important listed buildings in the United Kingdom and we are dedicated to ensuring its continued survival.

To read the full listing on the Historic England web site, click on the images below.