Camberwell Old Cemetery
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Camberwell Old Cemetery

Camberwell, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England

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    Camberwell, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London SE22 0SQ England
    Coordinates: 51.45079, -0.05864
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The old cemetery, located on Forest Hill Road, covers approximately 30 acres. It is part of the "second wave" of mid-19th century cemeteries in London which were established to solve overcrowding in church graveyards. The Camberwell Cemetery Board was established in 1850 and it purchased the original site in 1855. Initially meadow land it was designated as a Burial Ground of St. Giles, Camberwell. The first internment took place on 3 July 1856. Over the next 30 years approximately 30,000 burials took place. The cemetery was expanded in 1874 by an additional 7 acres. By 1984, one hundred and ten years later, over 300,000 burials had taken place. Of note there are 288 Commonwealth service graves from WWI, a group of special memorials to 14 casualties buried during WW II and a memorial dedication to 21 civilians killed in a Zeppelin raid on Camberwell in 1917.
The old cemetery, located on Forest Hill Road, covers approximately 30 acres. It is part of the "second wave" of mid-19th century cemeteries in London which were established to solve overcrowding in church graveyards. The Camberwell Cemetery Board was established in 1850 and it purchased the original site in 1855. Initially meadow land it was designated as a Burial Ground of St. Giles, Camberwell. The first internment took place on 3 July 1856. Over the next 30 years approximately 30,000 burials took place. The cemetery was expanded in 1874 by an additional 7 acres. By 1984, one hundred and ten years later, over 300,000 burials had taken place. Of note there are 288 Commonwealth service graves from WWI, a group of special memorials to 14 casualties buried during WW II and a memorial dedication to 21 civilians killed in a Zeppelin raid on Camberwell in 1917.

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