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
220. _Deadman’s Place Burial-ground._ Deadman’s Place is now called Park
Street.—This ground was originally used for the interment of large
numbers of victims to the plague. Then it became the graveyard of an
adjoining Independent chapel, and was extensively used for the interment
of ministers, being a sort of Bunhill Fields for South London. Now it is
merely one of the yards over which trucks run on rails, in the middle of
the large brewery belonging to Messrs. Barclay and Perkins, about ½ acre
in extent. It existed as a burial-ground in 1839, but not, I believe, in
1843.
221. _Baptist Burial-ground_, Bandy Leg Walk (subsequently called
Guildford Street).—There was such a ground in 1729. In 1807 there
existed the St. Saviour’s Workhouse, with a burial-ground on the east
side of it which, from its position, may have coincided with the
Baptists’ ground, and what is now left of the burial-ground is a garden
or courtyard, about 1,000 square yards in size, between the new
buildings of the Central Fire Brigade Station, Southwark Bridge Road,
and the old house behind them. It is entered through the large archway.
ST. OLAVE’S.
222. _St. Olave’s Churchyard_, Tooley Street.—A stone-paved yard, 634
square yards in extent, between the church and the river. Closed.
223. _Additional ground to St. Olave’s and to St. John’s_, Horselydown,
near St. John’s Church.—About ½ acre, with a few tombstones in it. This
was laid out in 1888, being chiefly asphalted, and is maintained as a
recreation ground by the Board of Works For the St. Olave’s District. It
is well used and neatly kept.
224. _St. John’s Churchyard_, Horselydown.—Nearly 2 acres. Laid out as a
public garden in 1882, and maintained by the St. Olave’s Board.
225. _St. Thomas’s Churchyard._—This does not adjoin the church, but is
behind the houses opposite. Size about 787 square yards. It belongs to
St. Thomas’s Hospital, and is used as a private garden by a house in St.
Thomas’ Street.
226. _St. Thomas’s Hospital Burial-ground_, St. Thomas’ Street.—Part of
this has been covered by St. Olave’s Rectory and Messrs. Bevington’s
leather warehouse. The remaining piece measures about 1,770 square
yards, and is an asphalted tennis-court and garden for the students of
Guy’s Hospital, the building in it being the treasurer’s stables. It
belongs to St. Thomas’s Hospital, and is leased to Guy’s.
227. _Butler’s Burial-ground_, Horselydown.—This was made about 1822,
the entrance being in Coxon’s (late Butler’s) Place, and was 1,440
square yards in size. It is now Zurhoorst’s cooperage and is full of
barrels. A small piece, which I believe was a part of the burial-ground,
is a yard belonging to a builder named Field. There were vaults running
under four dwelling-houses. These still exist, and are under the houses
next to the entrance to Mr. Field’s yard.
BERMONDSEY.
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