Old Burying Ground

Reason for registration

its close association with Halifax since the founding of the city in 1749 and because it is among few 18th century public graveyards still preserved in North America.

Character-defining elements

Character-defining elements of the Old Burying Ground include:

- proximity to street and intersection of Barrington Street and Spring Garden Road;
- surrounding cast iron fence and posts;
- cast metal gates (made to replicate original cast iron gate);
- all grave stones and monuments, with their surviving inscriptions;
- grass-covered interment areas;
- ironstone wall.

Character-defining elements of the Welsford-Parker (Sebastopol) Monument include:

- freestone building materials;
- Roman style arch surmounted by a British lion;
- all inscriptions including ‘Sebastopol’ beneath lion, date 1855, Alma and Redan over arch, soldier’s names Welsford and Parker and regiment name;
- granite steps surrounding arch.