From 1782 it had served as a burial ground for the Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham, but was nearly full by 1835, when a new Burial Ground in Oak Lane was opened. The older burial ground was officially closed in 1868, although it is known that some burials, in family graves, continued until after 1875. There is, in Twickenham Library, a record of the inscriptions on the 196 tombstones and monuments which could still be read in 1930. About 450 names are listed, although there were probably many more unmarked graves. Many burials were those of children who died in infancy.
This garden was first laid out for public use in 1953 and is now known as Holly Road Garden of Rest.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Burial ground for St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham
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Garden of rest
Holly Road Garden of rest This garden was first laid out for public use in 19...
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Rev. Joseph Harrison
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1 memorial
George Whitefield
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1 memorial
St Katherine Coleman
The standard spelling of this Katherine seems to be with a 'K' not a 'C', and an 'e' in the middle, not an 'a'. Existed from at least 1346, rebuilt probably in the 15th century, survived the Great ...
2 memorials
Evelyn Underhill
Christian mystic, novelist and pacifist. Born Wolverhampton. 1907 married the barrister Hubert Stuart Moore, whom she had known since childhood, with no issue. Died Hampstead.
1 memorial
Wesley's second conversion
Wesley attended a meeting convened by James Hutton in Nettleton Court, off Aldersgate Street or at 28 Aldersgate Street. Here he felt a "warming of the heart". Three memorials all erected in sligh...
3 memorials
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