Join a Tour of Chiswick's Old Burial Ground

Arranged by the Friends of St Nicholas Church

Malcolm Smith hosts a previous tour

The Friends of St Nicholas Church have arranged a tour of St Nicholas, Chiswick's churchyard and the Chiswick Old Burial Ground.

This will take place on Saturday 9 September 2017 at 2.30pm, starting from the church's North Porch on Church Street, W4 2PJ.

Malcolm Smith will conduct the group round the cemetery, picking out the graves of celebrated, important and interesting people and providing some history of their lives and deaths.

The Churchyard was Chiswick’s only burial ground for many centuries. It was closed in 1854 because of lack of space, except for limited burials in existing vaults. For the next twenty years people from Chiswick were interred outside the parish. It was re-opened in 1867. The Duke of Devonshire gave to the parish gifts of land adjoining the churchyard for enlarging the burial ground in 1838 and 1871.

It is difficult now to decipher the inscriptions on the tombs of the many famous people who are buried in the Churchyard and Burial Ground, but many of the details are listed in the Archives.

Tea and biscuits will be available after the tour at 4.00pm. Donations will be gratefully received.

If you wish to join the group email f.ames-lewis@bbk.ac.uk or call 020 8748 1259.

August 30, 2017