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Controversial grave tagging looms for city's historic cemetery

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20.07.2026

Headstones in Rosary Cemetery deemed unsafe could be tagged with yellow warning labels as Norwich City Council said it will inspect the site in 2027.

Rosary Cemetery holds national significance as the first non-denominational burial ground and the oldest of its kind in the country.

The testing scheme, which was rolled out in Earlham Cemetery in May, sparked outrage among mourners after thousands of headstones were labelled.

The testing started in May (Image: Jack Warren)

Bereaved families visiting their loved one’s gravestones have described the tags as creating a “sea of........

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