St. Peter's Garden of Remembrance
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St. Peter's Garden of Remembrance

Also known as St Peters Observatory

Mowbray, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

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    Mowbray, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape 7700 South Africa
    Coordinates: -33.94243, 18.46747
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St. Peter's Cemetery (1864 – 1981) originally covered 2.2 hectares, bounded by Main, Anzio, Falmouth, and Penznace Roads. In 1994, St. Peter's Church announced its intention to sell the land to raise money for the purchase of housing for the local homeless. Approximately 3% of the property was reserved and placed in trust. Approximately 10,000 remains were exhumed, cremated, and placed in a central ossuary, along with approximately 2,700 monuments. The names of all of the interred were inscribed on a central cube, and approximately 300 monuments were preserved for placement the Garden. The new Garden of Remembrance was consecrated on 16 December 1998. The full story can be found at https://www.ancestors.co.za/st-peters-cemetery-observatory-records/.

The Garden remains locked at all times, however the security officer at the adjacent Pick n Pay has the key. It is best to make prior arrangements with the warden at St. Peter's Church, Church Street, Mowbray.

St. Peter's Cemetery (1864 – 1981) originally covered 2.2 hectares, bounded by Main, Anzio, Falmouth, and Penznace Roads. In 1994, St. Peter's Church announced its intention to sell the land to raise money for the purchase of housing for the local homeless. Approximately 3% of the property was reserved and placed in trust. Approximately 10,000 remains were exhumed, cremated, and placed in a central ossuary, along with approximately 2,700 monuments. The names of all of the interred were inscribed on a central cube, and approximately 300 monuments were preserved for placement the Garden. The new Garden of Remembrance was consecrated on 16 December 1998. The full story can be found at https://www.ancestors.co.za/st-peters-cemetery-observatory-records/.

The Garden remains locked at all times, however the security officer at the adjacent Pick n Pay has the key. It is best to make prior arrangements with the warden at St. Peter's Church, Church Street, Mowbray.

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