St George's Churchyard, Beckenham
Visited November 2020
This church and churchyard, just beside Beckenham Green in South East London, has the oldest lych gate in England. Within the churchyard there are gravestones dating back to the 17th century, up to mainly the Victorian period, with the oldest stones near the lych gate and south porch of the church. The churchyard was closed to burials in 1892, although burials in existing graves, e.g. family members, were still permitted.
Sadly most of my photographs of the gravestones didn't come out well, so I will be going back another day to get some better ones, and perhaps visit the church itself once such things are permitted again.
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