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
238. _All Saints’ Churchyard_, Deptford Lower Road.—Nearly 1 acre. This
land was given by Sir William Gomm in 1840, and was used for 17 years.
It is closed, and wooden palings separate it from the ground in front of
the church. It is not well kept.
239. _Holy Trinity Churchyard_, near Commercial Docks Pier.—About 1
acre. Consecrated in 1838. This ground was also only used for 20 years;
a part of it is railed of for the vicarage garden, where probably no
interments took place. It was laid out by the Metropolitan Public
Gardens Association in 1885, and taken over by the London County Council
in 1896. It is a very attractive, shady garden.
GREENWICH.
240. _St. Alphege Churchyard._—Enlarged in 1716, 1774, and 1808. Size
2,740 square yards. This was laid out by the Metropolitan Public Gardens
Association in 1889, and is maintained by the Greenwich District Board
of Works. There are no seats in it.
241. _Additional ground_, separated from the above by a public
footpath.—This is 2½ acres, and was consecrated in 1833. It was laid out
in 1889 by the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association, and is
maintained by the Greenwich District Board of Works. There are plenty of
seats in it, and it is well used and neatly kept.
242. _St. Nicholas Churchyard_, Deptford.—¾ acre. This is closed and
full of tombstones, but fairly tidy.
243. _Additional ground_, Wellington Street.—¾ acre. This ground,
belonging to the parish of St. Nicholas, was laid out in 1884 by the
Kyrle Society, and is very well kept up by the Greenwich District Board
of Works, who have lately acquired a piece of adjoining land to be added
to the recreation ground.
244. _St. Paul’s Churchyard_, Deptford.—2½ acres. This is vested in the
rector, and maintained by the Deptford Burial Board. The gravestones are
not moved, but there are a few seats in the ground, which is open to the
public.
245. _Baptist (Unitarian) Chapel Burial-ground_, Church Street.—This
touches the above, and is about ¼ acre. It is closed, the railings and
gravestones are broken, and there is a quantity of rubbish lying about.
246. _Friends Burial-ground_, High Street, Deptford.—About 360 square
yards. This is behind the meeting-house and closed. It is neatly kept
and only contains one gravestone.
247. _Congregational Chapel Burial-ground_, High Street, Deptford.—About
400 square yards. This is closed, but neatly laid out, and there are
gravestones against the walls.
248. _Congregational Chapel-ground_, Greenwich Road.—¼ acre, or rather
less. This dates from 1800. The gate is often open, and the gravestones
are flat or against the walls, but it is a bare, uninteresting-looking
ground.
249. _Congregational Chapel-ground_, Maze Hill, Greenwich.—A rather
neglected-looking ground in Park Place, with several flat tombstones,
about 500 square yards in size.
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