His neighbour, Griffith Wright Junior, who was the editor of the Leeds Intelligencer (a forerunner of The Yorkshire Post), also offered his land for sale as he thought the presence of a cemetery would de-value his property.

[4] The first burial, that of a child, was officiated over by Jabez Tunnicliff, a Baptist minister who was prominent in Temperance circles.

[3] The site, when chosen, was in far more rural location than now, aside from the modern-day Leeds urban area - it was surrounded by fields and brick kilns, an industry that Burmantofts was known for in the 19th century.

[24] During the nineteenth century, burials were an average of 3,000 per year, but this amount slowed significantly after the First World War.

[13] After cancellation of the supertram project in 2005, Leeds City Council awarded the site £150,000 for repairs and maintenance, with one councillor describing the cemetery as a "hidden gem".

[27] Besides being on the National Register of Parks and Gardens,[28] the site also has two listed buildings; one a memorial stone which commemorates members of the Kidney family, who were Steeplejacks in the area.