Old Calvary Cemetery

Old Calvary Cemetery, also known as the Holy Redeemer and St Mary's Polish Cemeteries since Holy Redeemer owns the cemeteries and shares them with St Marys. New Calvary Cemetery is located up the hill, corner of Brooks and Gatracre Streets.Old Calvary is a small spread of very old plots clinging to the top of the hill where Church Street meets the Lingan Road. A great many of the tombstones are cracked or decapitated, with fallen crosses lying fallow for so many years, the earth has begun to reclaim the stone. Other severed heads are propped up against their splintered bases, bearing fading epitaphs. It seems a majority of stones have birthdates from the 19th century, though there are a few 1890 death dates, too.Along the cemetery’s lower perimeter, a sprawling rose bush has taken charge, obscuring several markers and half-smothering others.