The addition of Exeter City Council's Higher Cemetery , first opened in 1866, is now available to view on www.deceasedonline.com . The records comprise computerised burial records, section maps showing the approximate location of graves in the cemeteries, and details of other grave occupants. Above: Higher Cemetery Higher Cemetery provides the last resting place for a great many victims of the Theatre Royal Fire of 1887 . 186 people died on the night of the 5th of September 1887 when a naked flame ignited drapery and, due to the poorly designed exits, they were unable to escape the fire. Most of them are buried in Higher Cemetery under a memorial cross designed by Harry Hems . Henry Setter of the West of England Fire and Life Insurance Company attended the fire and was on duty for a continuous 16 hours. Setter survived that night but sadly suffered a seizure later that month and died a few days later. His coffin was carried by his fellow fireman and he wa...