Old Mortlake Burial Ground, also known as Old Mortlake Cemetery, is a cemetery in Mortlake in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, at Avenue Gardens, London SW14 8BP. Established in 1854, and enlarged in 1877,[1] it is now managed by Richmond upon Thames Borough Council.
| Old Mortlake Burial Ground | |
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| Established | 1854 |
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| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°28′01″N 0°15′30″W / 51.46703°N 0.25825°W |
| Owned by | Richmond upon Thames Borough Council |
| Find a Grave | Old Mortlake Burial Ground |
The cemetery contains Commonwealth war graves of 21 British service personnel, 19 from World War I and two from World War II.[2]
Notable burials
editNotable people buried in Old Mortlake Burial Ground include:
- Sir Edwin Chadwick (1800–1890), social reformer[3]
- Rear Admiral Lord William FitzRoy (1782–1857), Royal Navy officer and Member of Parliament. His grave is marked by an obelisk[1]
- Charles Dickens, Jr. (1837–1896), writer, editor, and eldest son of the famous novelist[3]
- Georgina Hogarth (1827–1917), sister-in-law, housekeeper, and adviser of novelist Charles Dickens and the editor of two volumes of his collected letters after his death[3]
- Admiral Sir Erasmus Ommanney (1814–1904), Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer[1]
- Thomas German Reed (1817–1888), theatrical manager, composer, musical director, actor and singer who, with his wife Priscilla Horton (1818–1895), created the German Reed Entertainments, family-friendly musical plays "of a refined nature"[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Old Mortlake Burial Ground". London Gardens Online. London Parks and Gardens Trust. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ [1] CWGC cemetery report, breakdown obtained from casualty record.
- ^ a b c "People of historical note buried in the borough A to L". London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
