Introduction
The southern part of the cemetery is largely reserved for Roman Catholic burials, with many Polish, East Europeans and White Russians buried here, including the Romanoff Vsevolod, Prince of Russia (d.1973). The Roman Catholic chapel was destroyed by bombing in World War 2 and on its site the Katyn Memorial was later erected, a black obelisk designed by Louis Fitzgibbon.
Sources consulted:
Hugh Meller & Brian Parsons, 'London Cemeteries, An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer', 4th edition (The History Press, 2008)
For more information see http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=HOU026
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Access contact details
9am - 4.30pm (Jan-Dec); -5.30pm (Feb/Mar/Oct); - 7pm (April/May/Sept); -8pm (June-Aug). Sundays - 7pm (June-Aug)/-6pm (April/May/Sept). Xmas -4.30pm
Directions
Rail: Kew Bridge. London Overground/Tube (District): Gunnersbury
Owners
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
- History
Period
Early 20th Century (1901-1932)
- Key Information
Type
Cemetery
Purpose
Cemetery
Principal Building
Cemetery
Period
Early 20th Century (1901-1932)
Survival
Extant
Hectares
8.9
Open to the public
Yes
- References
Contributors
London Parks and Gardens Trust