Woolwich Cemetery
| Woolwich Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 Mortuary chapel, Woolwich New Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1856[1] |
| Location | Kings Highway,Plumstead,Royal Borough of Greenwich |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°28′34″N0°05′56″E/ 51.476°N 0.099°E |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | Royal Borough of Greenwich |
| Size | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
Woolwich Cemeteryis acemeteryin southeastLondon,situated south-east ofWoolwich,in Kings Highway,Plumstead,[2]on land that was formerly part ofPlumstead Common.The first cemetery, which is sometimes referred to as the Woolwich Old Cemetery, was opened in 1856 by the Woolwich Burial Board and the 12-acre site was almost full within 30 years; in 1885, a new cemetery was established on adjacent land to the east. The latter site is still in use, and contains graves of those who died in explosions at theRoyal Arsenal,[1]plus aWorld War Imemorial with the names of 14 casualties; in total the cemetery has 96 World War I and 81World War IICommonwealth war graves.[3][4]
The cemetery has been used as a film location forThe Krays(1990) andHarry Brown(2009).[5]
Memorials
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Woolwich Old Cemetery was the burial place for 120 people lost in thePrincess Alicedisaster on theRiver Thameson 3 September 1878 when the pleasure steamer was struck by the collier steamerBywell Castle.A commemorative cross was erected by a national sixpenny subscription to which over 23,000 people contributed.
Other notable burials include:
- Hubert Bland(1855–1914) – journalist, socialist and co-founder of the Fabians
- Thomas Monaghan VC(1833–1895)[6]
- John Taylor VC(1822–1857)[7]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Woolwich Cemetery (Old and New)".London Gardens Online.Retrieved14 March2016.
- ^"Directory: Cemeteries and crematorium: Woolwich Cemetery".Royal Borough of Greenwich.Retrieved14 March2016.
- ^"Nearly 80,000 Woolwich records complete Royal Greenwich database".Deceased Online.Retrieved14 March2016.
- ^"Woolwich Cemetery".Commonwealth War Graves Commission.Retrieved14 March2016.
- ^"Credits".Film Greenwich.Retrieved14 March2016.
- ^"Trumpeter Thomas Monaghan's old regiment, 1st, The Queen's Dragoon Guards, have purchased and refurbished his grave and headstone in Woolwich Cemetery, South East London (1 May 2008)".VictoriaCross.org.Retrieved14 March2016.
- ^"VC Recipients – T".VictoriaCross.co.uk.Retrieved14 March2016.
