
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Gray Memorial Gardens. Parish churchyard from 1719 to 1854. Accommodates over 100,000 burials, including the gravestone of Jack Crawford and the tomb of Reverend Robert Gray, Sunderland's beloved rector from 1819 to 1838. Recorded plaque organisation: Old Sunderland Heritage Trail.
Reverend Robert Gray served as Sunderland's beloved rector from 1819 to 1838, known for his pastoral care and community leadership; Jack Crawford is remembered through his gravestone in the Gray Memorial Gardens, which was originally a parish churchyard accommodating over 100,000 burials.
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Photo: Ian S on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0