Margravine Cemetery (Formerly Hammersmith Cemetery), Hammersmith and Fulham, London
Visited May 2015
Sandwiched in between Barons Court tube station and the Queen's Club tennis courts, Margravine Cemetery (also known as Hammersmith Cemetery) was opened in 1869. It's quite manicured, and well used as a park and path from Barons Court to Fulham. Don't come here expecting peace and quiet. On a sunny Saturday it was busy with dog walkers, sunbathers and people out for a walk.
There are few tombs of note here. There's only one mausoleum, at the west end of the cemetery, and only a few decorative gravestones - most are relatively understated and plain. Tidying up the cemetery to form a park means that a lot of memorials were cleared years ago, and one of the chapels has been demolished. Still worth a visit, but don't expect to spend a few undisturbed hours exploring.
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| Memorial to George Broad. He owned the foundry which made the Eros at Piccadilly Circus |
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| This hexagonal building was once the mortuary |
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| Abe Smith was a prospector in New South Wales, and his memorial has a relief of him in his hut |
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