This Churchyard was opened in 1809. Its Mortuary Chapel, now a ruin, was designed by John Pinch and built in 1818 of materials salvaged from the demolition of the old 12th Century Parish Church of St Mary's Bathwick, which stood nearby.

Originally the chapel was used for both funerals and baptisms until the new parish church was consecrated in 1820. In 1856 this churchyard was closed to new burials and these then took place in the St Mary the Virgin Churchyard which opened in the same year at Smallcombe Vale.

Those buried in the Churchyard include:
Dame Eleanora Brisbane - mother of Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, Governor of New South Wales, astronomer and soldier, after whom the the Australian city and river were named
Sophia Wren - great granddaughter of Sir Christopher Wren
Mary Lawrence - who had been a pew opener in the parish for 68 years
John Pinch the Elder and John Pinch the Younger - among the greatest architects of nineteenth century Bath, and especially prolific in Bathwick
Dr Charles Hannings Wilkinson - surgeon, linguist, inventor, researcher and lecturer on electricity and chemistry
The Thorne Family - whose four children all died of scarlet fever within six days of each other
Charles Gee Jones - landlord of the Pulteney Arms, Bathwick and  influential in the setting up of the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Society

Click here to download our leaflet which has further details about the above and others who are buried in the Churchyard.  Copies of the Churchyard leaflet  be picked up at St John's Church next to the Churchyard, and at St Mary's, (rebuilt in 1820, away from its "old" Churchyard ) round the corner by Bathwick Hill roundabout - and at Bathwick News in nearby Daniel Mews, Bath BA2 6NG.