| Fulham Cemetery | |
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 Fulham Cemetery chapel doorway | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1 August 1865 (date of consecration) [1] |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°28′49″N 0°13′00″W / 51.48028°N 0.21667°W |
| Owned by | Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council |
| Size | 13 acres [1] |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Fulham Cemetery |
Fulham Cemetery, also known as Fulham Old Cemetery [2] and as Fulham Palace Road Cemetery, [3] is in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, just off Fulham Palace Road. Designed by John Hall, it opened in 1865. [3] The closest London Underground station is Barons Court.
Notable burials
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- Lieutenant-General Sir Burke Douglas Cuppage KCB (1794–1877), Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey 1863–68. [4]
The cemetery contains the war graves of 238 Commonwealth service personnel, 179 from World War I of whom seven are commemorated by a special memorial headstone, and 57 from World War II. Those whose graves have no headstones are listed by name on a screen wall memorial in the main war graves plot. [5]
See also
- Fulham Road Jewish Cemetery, Jewish Cemetery on Fulham Road
- North Sheen Cemetery, also known as Fulham New Cemetery
References
- ^ a b Meller, Hugh; Parsons, Brian (2011). London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer (Fifth ed.). Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. p. 155. ISBN 978 0 7524 6183 0.
- ^ "Fulham and Margravine Cemeteries". Cemeteries in Hammersmith & Fulham. London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Fulham Palace Road Cemetery". London Gardens Online. London Parks & Gardens Trust. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Meller, Hugh; Parsons, Brian (2011). London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer (Fifth ed.). Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. p. 156. ISBN 978 0 7524 6183 0.
- ^ "Fulham Palace Road Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
External links
| Fulham Cemetery | |
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Fulham Cemetery chapel doorway | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1 August 1865 (date of consecration) [1] |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°28′49″N 0°13′00″W / 51.48028°N 0.21667°W |
| Owned by | Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council |
| Size | 13 acres [1] |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Fulham Cemetery |
Fulham Cemetery, also known as Fulham Old Cemetery [2] and as Fulham Palace Road Cemetery, [3] is in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, just off Fulham Palace Road. Designed by John Hall, it opened in 1865. [3] The closest London Underground station is Barons Court.
Notable burials
- Lieutenant-General Sir Burke Douglas Cuppage KCB (1794–1877), Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey 1863–68. [4]
The cemetery contains the war graves of 238 Commonwealth service personnel, 179 from World War I of whom seven are commemorated by a special memorial headstone, and 57 from World War II. Those whose graves have no headstones are listed by name on a screen wall memorial in the main war graves plot. [5]
See also
- Fulham Road Jewish Cemetery, Jewish Cemetery on Fulham Road
- North Sheen Cemetery, also known as Fulham New Cemetery
References
- ^ a b Meller, Hugh; Parsons, Brian (2011). London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer (Fifth ed.). Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. p. 155. ISBN 978 0 7524 6183 0.
- ^ "Fulham and Margravine Cemeteries". Cemeteries in Hammersmith & Fulham. London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Fulham Palace Road Cemetery". London Gardens Online. London Parks & Gardens Trust. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Meller, Hugh; Parsons, Brian (2011). London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer (Fifth ed.). Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. p. 156. ISBN 978 0 7524 6183 0.
- ^ "Fulham Palace Road Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 April 2020.