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Friends Meeting House Garden, Hillingdon

Introduction

There is a small burial ground that is railed to the road and contains a few gravestones near the Meeting House. The garden has grass, conifers and other trees, and an area of paving and seats.

The Friends Meeting House is a brick building with arched windows built in 1817-18, which was originally two rooms divided by a cross passage with sliding shutters. It is surrounded by a small burial ground that is railed to the road and contains a few gravestones near the Meeting House. This is now a garden divided in two by Friends Walk with a playgroup on the area adjacent to the Meeting House. The garden has grass, conifers and other trees, and an area of paving and seats.

Sources consulted:

Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner, 'The Buildings of England London 3: North West' (Penguin, 1999 ed), p319/20.

For more information see http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=HIL018

Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Access contact details

The site is open from dawn until dusk.

Directions

Tube: Uxbridge (Metropolitan, Piccadilly)

Owners

Friends Meeting House

Other Websites

Features & Designations

Designations

  • Tree Preservation Order

Key Information

Type

Burial Ground

Purpose

Ornamental Garden

Principal Building

Nonconformist Meeting House

Survival

Extant

Open to the public

Yes

References

Contributors

  • London Parks and Gardens Trust