North Sheen Cemetery
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Established | 1909 |
Location | Kew, London |
Country | England |
Type | Active |
Owned by | Hammersmith and Fulham Council |
Find a Grave | North Sheen Cemetery |
North Sheen Cemetery is a cemetery in Kew[1] in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (historically in North Sheen, Surrey). It is managed by Hammersmith and Fulham Council.[2]
The cemetery, which adjoins Mortlake Road (the A205 or South Circular Road) and Lower Richmond Road (the A316), opened in 1909 and is still in use.[2] It is also known as Fulham New Cemetery as it provided burials for the then Metropolitan Borough of Fulham when the old cemetery on Fulham Palace Road was full. It has a grid layout of paths and had a temporary chapel, which was replaced by a small red brick chapel in 1931.[3]
The cemetery includes 109 identified graves of casualties in the First World War and the Second World War[4] and a memorial garden.[3]
Notable burials
- Gwyneth Dunwoody (née Phillips; 1930–2008), British Labour Party politician and the longest ever serving female MP in the UK Parliament
- Aleksandra Piłsudska (1882–1963), Polish political activist who was married to Polish leader Józef Piłsudski
- Józef Retinger (1888–1960), Polish political adviser. He was a founder of the European Movement that would lead to the founding of the European Union and was involved in founding the Bilderberg Group
- Tony Smith (GC) (1894–1964)[5] who was awarded the George Cross for rescuing people from a bomb-damaged building in London in 1944
References
- ↑ "Kew Village Plan Consultation Boards". Village Plans. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "North Sheen and Mortlake Cemeteries". Cemeteries out of the Borough. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "North Sheen Cemetery". London Gardens Online. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ↑ "North Sheen Cemetery, Surrey". ww1cemeteries.com. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ↑ Brazier, Kevin (2 June 2012). "Anthony Smith". Find a Grave. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
External links
- Find a Grave: North Sheen Cemetery
- The National Archives (UK): North Sheen cemetery. Laying out additional land