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
126. _Aldgate Burial-ground_, Cartwright Street.—This belongs to the
parish of St. Botolph, Aldgate, and was consecrated in 1615. At the
beginning of this century it was covered with small houses, the Weigh
House School being built on it in 1846. The rookery was cleared by the
Metropolitan Board of Works, and Darby Street was made, gravestones and
remains being then discovered. The Metropolitan Public Gardens
Association informed the Board of the former existence of a
burial-ground, with the result that what remained of the burial-ground
was not built upon, but was made into an asphalted playground, about ⅛
acre in extent, for the children of the adjoining block of tenements.
127. _German Lutheran Church_, Little Alie Street.—A small yard exists
at the back of the church. Closed.
128. _Friends Burial-ground_, Baker’s Row.—Very nearly an acre. This
belonged to the Friends of the Devonshire House division, who acquired
it in 1687. It is leased by the society to the Whitechapel District
Board of Works, who maintain it as a public recreation ground. It is
well laid out and well kept, being chiefly used by children.
129. _Mile End New Town Burial-ground_, Hanbury Street.—This adjoined
the chapel, and extended from Hanbury Street to Old Montague Street. A
school and other buildings have been erected in it, and all that is left
is a paved yard, about 250 square yards in size, on the west side of the
chapel.
130. _Sheen’s Burial-ground_, Church Lane.—A private ground, immensely
used. It seems to have been at one time used by the congregation of the
Baptists in Little Alie Street, and was then called “Mr. Brittain’s
burial-ground.” If so it existed in 1763. After being closed for burials
it was used as a cooperage, and now it is Messrs. Fairclough’s yard, and
full of carts and sheds, &c. A new stable was built in 1894, but the
London County Council declined to prevent its erection. The size of the
ground is about ½ acre.
131. _The Landon Hospital Burial-ground._—In a plan of 1849 the whole of
the southern part of the enclosure is marked as a burial-ground, which
would be 1½ acres in extent. It was closed on November 25, 1853, but at
the hospital it is stated that bodies were interred there after 1859,
though not after 1864. Since then the medical school, the chaplain’s
house, and the nurses’ home have been built in it. The remaining part of
the ground is used as a garden and tennis-lawn for the students and
nurses.
ST. GEORGE’S IN THE EAST.
132. _St. George’s Churchyard._—Dates from about 1730. The wall between
this ground and the next one was taken down in 1875, and the two grounds
were laid out as a public garden. They are maintained by the vestry,
and, although in a densely crowded district, are beautifully kept. The
size of the whole garden, consisting of the two graveyards, is about 3
acres.
133. _St. George’s Wesleyan Chapel-ground_, Cable Street.—This forms one
garden with the above.
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