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...
Came into being as a result of the Thames Conservancy Act,1857. Completed the building of Teddington Lock. Lost some of its responsibilities in 1909 to the Port of London Authority and in 1974 the ...
London's first public park. Known locally as Vicky Park or the People's Park, it was laid out by Sir James Pennethorne. It became a welcome relief from the cramped living conditions of the East End...
Landscape gardener. As Royal Gardener 1726-38, he laid out Kensington Gardens for Queen Caroline. Apart from when he was staying away on the job, he lived from 1723 to his death at what is now 5...
From their website: "The Belsize Residents Association grew out of a campaign in the late 1960s and early 1970s to stop the area being split in two by a motorway." The group "seek to preserve the ...
Horticulturalist. Born Edward Augustus Bowles but professionally known as E. A. Bowles. Born at his family's home, Myddelton House near Enfield, where he later created a garden, now open to the pu...
