Vineyard Passage Burial Ground Explained

Vineyard Passage Burial Ground
Established:1790
Closed:1874
Country:England
Location:Grosvenor Road, Richmond, TW10 6PB (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames)
Coordinates:51.4593°N -0.3015°W
Owner:Richmond upon Thames Council
Website:Vineyard Passage Cemetery
Findagraveid:2353093

Vineyard Passage Burial Ground is a cemetery on Vineyard Passage in Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Established in 1790 and consecrated in 1791, it was enlarged in 1823.[1] The last burials were in 1874.[2] Managed by Richmond upon Thames Council and maintained by volunteers from the Environment Trust for Richmond upon Thames,[3] [4] it is now a garden of rest.[5]

Notable burials

Listing

The brick walls to the cemetery (forming the side of Vineyard Passage) and the 19th-century iron railings are Grade II listed.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vineyard Passage Burial Ground . . London Gardens Online . 17 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Vineyard Passage Burial Ground . . Resources . 2 October 2016 . Orr, Stephen.
  3. Web site: Vineyard Passage Burial Ground . . Historic Environment . 23 February 2016.
  4. Web site: Vineyard Passage Cemetery . . Parks and open spaces . 17 February 2016.
  5. Web site: Garden of rest . . Vineyard Passage Burial Ground . 7 October 2016.
  6. Web site: Jacques Mallet du Pan . . 17 February 2016.
  7. Web site: No 6. Distinguished astronomer at the Kew Royal Observatory. Who’s Who in the Vineyard Passage Burial Ground. Environment Trust for Richmond upon Thames. 13 January 2017.

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