The London Burial Grounds: Notes on Their History from the Earliest Times to the Present DayHolmes, Isabella M.
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The London Burial Grounds: Notes on Their History from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
Holmes, Isabella M.
Cemeteries -- England -- London -- History
10. _The Old Burial-ground_, Paddington.—3 acres. This adjoins St.
Mary’s Churchyard, and was laid out and opened as a public garden by the
vestry in 1885. It contains the site of an older church, dedicated to
St. James.
KENSINGTON.
11. _St. Mary Abbots Churchyard._—About 1¼ acres. The graveyard is
smaller than it was 20 years ago because the present church is far
larger than the original one, and recently a long porch or cloister has
been added. It is neatly laid out but closed to the public.
12. _Holy Trinity Churchyard_, Brompton.—3½ acres. There are public
thoroughfares through this ground, but they are railed off, and the
churchyard is closed and has a neglected appearance.
13. _Brompton Cemetery_, also called West London Cemetery and London and
Westminster Cemetery.—38 acres. First used in 1840. By 1889 upwards of
155,000 bodies had been interred there. It is crowded with tombstones,
and is in the midst of a thickly populated district.
14. _All Souls Cemetery_, Kensal Green, partly in Hammersmith.—69 acres.
Open daily and neatly kept. This cemetery has been in use since 1833,
and it is crowded with tombstones and contains catacombs and numerous
vaults and mausoleums.
15. _Burial-ground of the Franciscan Convent of St. Elizabeth_,
Portobello Road.—This is a triangular grass plot, not above ¼ acre in
size, in the garden behind the convent. It is surrounded by trees and
neatly kept. It was sanctioned by the Home Secretary in 1862, and is
only used for the interment of nuns, of whom five have been buried here,
the first in 1870 and the last in 1893.
HAMMERSMITH.
16. _St. Paul’s Churchyard._—1 acre. This is smaller than it used to be,
the present church being larger than the old one, and a piece of the
ground having been taken in 1884 to widen the road. It is neatly laid
out and often open, but not a public recreation ground. It was
consecrated in 1631, and frequently enlarged.
17. _St. Peter’s Churchyard_, Black Lion Lane.—1,800 square yards.
Closed and untidy.
18. _New West End Baptist Chapel-ground_, King Street.—¼ acre. This is
north and south of the chapel, the northern part having been encroached
upon. Closed and neatly kept.
19. _Wesleyan Chapel Burial-ground_, Waterloo Street.—The chapel has
been supplanted by a Board School, and the playground is the site of the
burial-ground. It is tar-paved, has a few trees in it, and is about 500
square yards in size.
20. _Friends Burial-ground_, near the Creek.—300 square yards. This is
on the north side of the Friends meeting-house, and is closed, but very
neat. There are a few flat tombstones, and burials took place until
about 1865.
21. _St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Cemetery_, Kensal Green.—30 acres. The
first interment was in 1858, and it is now crowded with vaults,
tombstones, &c. It is open daily and neatly kept.
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