Lieutenant-Colonel Colin Mackenzie (1754–1821), Surveyor General of India Lieutenant-Colonel Valentine Blacker (1778-1826), Surveyor General of India Sir John Hadley D'Oyly, 6th Baronet (1754–1818), politician Major-General Charles Stuart (1758–1828), army officer and Indophile, popularly known as “Hindoo Stuart” Walter Landor Dickens, son of English novelist Charles Dickens. He was buried initially in Bhowanipore war cemetery, and the tombstone was later moved here in 1987. Grave no. 363 of an unknown woman (d. 1825) whose epitaph reads “A virtuous mother”. Architecture The cemetery is considered to be an important example of colonial-era architecture, with its Gothic-style tombs and monuments, mixed with the rich flavor of the Greek, Egyptian, and Indo-Saracenic styles. In certain instances, elements from Hindu architecture and Islamic tombs have also been adopted. Many of the monuments in the cemetery are adorned with intricate carvings, sculptures, and epitaphs. The structures are primarily constructed of sandstone, marble, and bricks, and feature a variety of shapes and sizes, ranging from simple headstones to grand mausoleums. Gallery References Further reading The South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta, published by the Association for the Preservation of Historical Cemeteries in India, 5th ed. (2009) BACSA. South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta: Register of graves and standing tombs from 1767. London: British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia, 1992. Drost, Alexander, Tod und Erinnerung in der kolonialen Gesellschaft. Koloniale Sepulkralkultur in Bengalen (17.-19. Jahrhundert), Jena: Leander Wissenschaft, 2011. https://www.academia.edu/5444685 External links The Great Cemetery of Asia Cemeteries in India Christianity in Kolkata 1767 establishments in India 1767 establishments in the British Empire