From London Gardens Online : "The Sephardi Velho (Old) Cemetery opened in 1657, the first Jewish cemetery to be established with Oliver Cromwell's approval. The land was formerly part of a garden and orchard. It was extended in 1670 and again in 1684 and eventually closed in 1737 after it was full, when a new cemetery opened nearby, the Sephardi Nuevo (New) Cemetery."
See the Gentle Author for an evocative description of a visit to the cemetery with lots of photos.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Old Velho / First Jewish cemetery
This building, erected in 1912, formerly housed the Beth Holim, or hospital, ...
The Jewish calendar has a different start year (hence the "5425 - 1665") 3,76...
As a Waterloo resident Margaret worked from about 1972 on community planning in Waterloo. Her main aims have been to increase social housing for families and green open space for everyone. She co...
Active in 2008 and, 2024, this might be their Facebook page Telegraph Hill Park Voice.
Battersea Park was re-opened to the public after extensive restoration.
Sir Lawrence Wensley Chubb was an Anglo-Australian professional Secretary whose work was on environmentalist causes. Born in Australia, he migrated to England and in 1891 was working as an auction...
Poet, essayist and historian. Born France. Catholic. His works include 'Cautionary Tales for Children', in which Matilda told lies and was burnt to death. Died Guildford.
The war plaque is above the main entrance. The foundation stone for the Empire Memorial Sailors' Hostel is to the left of the front eleva...
A fire at a teenagers' birthday party caused the death of 14 young people, 13 at the fire. The 14th victim was Anthony Berbeck, who escaped the fire, but became mentally disturbed and died after fa...
Our colleague, Andrew Behan, has researched this young man: Peter Desmond Campbell was born on 23 February 1962 and died, aged 18 years, on 18 January 1981 in a fire at party being held at 439 New ...
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