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Edmonton Cemetery

Introduction

This remains a well-maintained garden cemetery with a spectacular entrance from Church Street through fine wrought iron gates that have a sunflower motif, on Portland stone piers. The cemetery has some fine polished granite monuments dating from the mid-20th century, a granite monolith to those killed in the Blitz, and a stone screen commemorating people who were killed on 4th September 1938 when an aeroplane crashed into Dunholme Road.

Edmonton Cemetery was set up by Edmonton Burial Board and laid out on land belonging to the Church Commissioners that was once used as an airfield. A straight drive from the entrance leads to the stone chapels and mortuary, which are linked by a carriage arch mounted with a spire. Sweeping drives curve away from the chapels and throughout the cemetery are numerous shrubs and fine trees, including Deodar, Lebanon cedar, Corsican pine, monkey puzzle, beech, lime and plane. The cemetery contains some good monuments dating from the mid C20th, including a granite monolith honouring those who died in the Blitz, and a stone screen commemorating people killed on 4 September 1938 when an aeroplane crashed into Dunholme Road.

Sources consulted:

Webb C, revised ed. of Wolfston, P, Greater London Cemeteries and Crematoria, Society of Genealogists, 3rd ed. 1994; Bridget Cherry & Nikolaus Pevsner, The Buildings of England: London 4: North (Penguin, 1998); 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=ENF015

Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Website

https://www.enfield.gov.uk/services/births-deaths-and-marriages/cemeteries

Access contact details

9am(M-Sat)/10am (Sun/BH) -4pm (Dec/Jan);-4.30pm (Nov/Feb); 5.30pm (Mar/Apr/Sep/Oct);-7pm/7.30 Sun/BHs (May-Aug).

Directions

Rail: Edmonton Green then bus. Bus: W8

Owners

LB Enfield

Other Websites

Key Information

Type

Funerary Site

Purpose

Sacred / Ritual / Funerary

Principal Building

Religious Ritual And Funerary

Survival

Extant

Hectares

11.8

Open to the public

Yes

References

Contributors

  • London Parks and Gardens Trust