Introduction
The cemetery has a rural ambience, with a stream running through it crossed by a number of rustic bridges, and, like Abney Park Cemetery, in its early days Hendon Cemetery boasted thousands of trees. Within the cemetery layout today are various separate sections devoted to particular nationalities: Russian, Greek, Swiss and Japanese, the latter planned as a traditional Japanese garden with firs and Cherry trees.
Hendon Park Cemetery was founded in 1899 by the Abney Park Cemetery Company. Entered through a gatehouse 'inspired by old Hertfordshire churches', the cemetery has a rural ambience, with a stream running through it, and in its early days boasted thousands of trees, now somewhat depleted. In the centre is the flint-faced chapel, to which the Crematorium was added in 1922. The cemetery has separate sections devoted to particular nationalities, including Russian, Greek, Swiss and Japanese, the latter laid out as a traditional garden.
Sources consulted:
Hugh Meller & Brian Parsons,'London Cemeteries, An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer', 4th edition (The History Press, 2008); Bridget Cherry & Nikolaus Pevsner, 'The Buildings of England: London 4: North' (Penguin, 1998)
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Access contact details
8.30am - 4.30pm (October-February)/5.30pm (Mar-April)/7pm (May-September)
Directions
Tube: Mill Hill East (Northern) then bus. Bus 221, 240.
Owners
London Borough of Barnet
- Features & Designations
Designations
Green Belt
- Key Information
Type
Funerary Site
Purpose
Sacred / Ritual / Funerary
Survival
Extant
Hectares
20
Open to the public
Yes
- References
Contributors
London Parks and Gardens Trust