Historic and heritage value
St Olave’s Anglican Church was built in 1877 in the centre of the old settlement and was later relocated, by a team of bullocks, to its present location in 1901. The ground around the church was immediately used as a burial ground, with the first known burial being Irene Cole (aged 9 months) on 10 January 1902. In 1960 a decision was made by the Devonport Parish to restore the building. It remains in a good condition with some headstones still remaining in the surrounding burial ground.
This is the smallest of the cemeteries located in the city’s outer precinct.
Status | Closed to further burials except under existing exclusive burial rights |
Local/State/National Significance | Permanently Registered/Tasmanian Heritage Register |
Title Details/Lot No/Heritage Register Ref | Title 124726/2 Property ID 6347515
Title 124726/1 Property ID 6347515 |
Address | 200 Stony Rise Road, Devonport |
Public Open Space Classification | Sub regional, family/social/recreational |
Cemetery Type | Monumental |
First Recorded Burial | 1902, Irene Cole |
Number of Recorded Burials | Unknown – difficult to ascertain due to missing and deterioration of headstones |
Number of Reservations | Nil |
Denominations/parish | Heritage Trustees of the Diocese of Tasmania |