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
35. _All Souls Roman Catholic Burial-ground_, Cadogan Terrace.—1½ acres.
The adjoining chapel (St. Mary’s) was consecrated in 1811. The ground is
closed and full of tombstones.
36. _Moravian Burial-ground_, Milman’s Row.—The part actually used for
interments is fenced in and closed. It is neatly kept, the tombstones
being very small flat ones. It belongs to the Congregation of the
Moravian Church in Fetter Lane, E.C., and was closed by order in Council
about 8 years ago.
37. _Jewish Burial-ground_, Fulham Road.—½ acre. It belongs to the
Western Synagogue, St. Alban’s Place, S.W., and was first used in 1813.
It is closed to the public except between 11 and 4 on Sundays.
ST. GEORGE’S, HANOVER SQUARE.
38. _St. George’s Burial-ground_, Mount Street.—1¼ acres. Laid out as a
public garden, and beautifully kept by the vestry. The ground dates from
about 1730, but there are very few tombstones.
39. _St. George’s Burial-Ground_, Bayswater Road.—Laid out by the
vestry, the gravestones having been placed round the walls. The
approaches to this ground are its chief drawback, and it is not visible
from any public road. One entrance is through the chapel facing Hyde
Park, and the other is in a mews. It is about 5 acres in extent.
WESTMINSTER (ST. MARGARET AND ST. JOHN).
40. _The Churchyard of Westminster Abbey._—What remains of the extensive
burial-ground which once occupied this site is the piece of land on the
north side of the Abbey, and the cloisters. (See _St. Margaret’s_.)
41. _St. Margaret’s Churchyard._—This was laid out as a public garden,
and forms one ground with the Abbey churchyard. It is well kept up by
the burial board of the parish. The size of the churchyard, with the
ground used for interments which belongs to the Abbey, is about 2¼
acres.
42. _Christ Church Churchyard_, Victoria Street (also called St.
Margaret’s burying-ground).—This church was a chapel of ease to St.
Margaret’s. The adjoining graveyard has had a vicarage built in it. What
remains is 7,000 square yards in size, closed, with flat tombstones and
grass.
43. _St. John the Evangelist Churchyard_, Smith Square.—This churchyard
used to extend, at the beginning of the century, for some distance on
the south side of the church, but was thrown into the road. Now all that
remains is a very small bare enclosure, not ¼ acre in size, railed in
round the church.
44. _Additional ground for St. John’s Parish_, Horseferry Road.—Walled
in in 1627, and very much used, especially for the burial of soldiers.
It is 1½ acres in size, and has been laid out as public garden. It is
neatly kept by the vestry, and much frequented.
45. _Vincent Square._—8 acres. This is what remains of the Tothill
Fields pest-field. It is the playground of Westminster School, and some
buildings have been erected in it. A stone-paved yard in Earl Street is
said to be the site of the plague-pits.
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