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
62. _The old Charterhouse Graveyard._—In 1828 to 1830, when the present
Pensioners’ Court and other buildings were erected, part of this ground
was built upon; but part exists in the courtyard on each side of the
Pensioners’ Courts, being about ⅓ acre in extent. All the open land has
been used at one time or another for burials.
63. _The new Charterhouse Burial-ground._—When the above ground was done
away with, a smaller piece to the north was set aside for the interment
of the pensioners. This remains still, and is very neatly kept. There
are a few gravestones on the wall and splendid fruit trees. It is about
¼ acre in extent.
CLERKENWELL.
64. _St. James’s Churchyard._—¾ acre. This ground was purchased in 1673,
enlarged in 1677, and is now laid out as a public garden and maintained
by the vestry.
65. _Additional ground, Bowling Green Lane_ (called St. James’s middle
ground).—This was leased by the parish, with the adjoining “Cherry Tree”
public-house, in 1775 for 99 years. It is ¼ acre in size, situated at
the corner of Rosoman Street and Bowling Green Lane. The London School
Board secured it when the lease ran out, and it is now the playground of
the Bowling Green Lane School.
66. _The Burial-ground of St. James’s_, Pentonville Road.––This was
formed as an additional ground for the parish of St. James, Clerkenwell.
It is nearly an acre in extent, full of tombstones and very untidy, but
the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association has undertaken to convert it
into a public garden.
67. _St. John’s Churchyard._—What exists of this is between the church
and St. John Street, a narrow strip, about 320 square yards in extent,
closed and paved with tiles and tombstones. Its laying out by the
Metropolitan Public Gardens Association is in hand.
68. _Spa Fields Burial-ground_, Exmouth Street.—Originally a tea-garden,
afterwards a burial-ground, managed by a private individual. It is the
property of the Marquis of Northampton, is about 1¾ acres in extent, and
in the evenings is occasionally used as a volunteer drill-ground. In
1885 the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association laid it out as a
playground, and the London County Council maintains it.
ST. PANCRAS.
69. _St. Pancras Burial-ground_, Pancras Road.
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