St. James Cemetery - Liverpool United Kingdom


In late April/early May of 2018, I had the amazing opportunity to travel to the United Kingdom for the second time. One of my stops this trip was Liverpool, England. Liverpool is an amazing city filled with so much history, that one can not possibly experience all of it within one trip. One of the historic areas I stopped at in Liverpool was St. James Park (Cemetery).

St. James Cemetery was established in 1829 and served as Liverpool's main cemetery until 1936, when it was eventually closed due to its almost 58,000 burials falling into disrepair. By 1972, the cemetery was turned into a park with many of the gravestones having been cleared. The park/cemetery is listed as a Grade 1 Historic Park.

With such a vast amount of history, and with many of the gravestones having cleared away, it is no wonder that reports of the cemetery being haunted abound. Sightings of a 17th century soldier in armor have been reported, as well as the "witch," Jenny Greenteeth.


It was an overcast, cool day when I went to the cemetery, and it was absolutely beautiful. I didn't feel any sense of "creepiness," but rather, that of quiet peace. The gravestones still abound in some areas, and most are beautifully decaying. One could spend half a day, if not longer, walking through the gravestones that remain, and just enjoying the history and park. I look forward to being able to visit for a longer period of time in a couple of months.

Have any of you visited this cemetery/park? What were your thoughts and experiences?

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