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Mill Hill Cemetery (also known as Paddington Cemetery Mill Hill, Paddington New Cemetery)

Introduction

The cemetery has a good collection of trees, and is laid out on a neat grid of paths and roadways. Entrance gates at the junction of Milespit Hill and Wise Lane lead to the driveway to the chapel.

The Paddington Metropolitan Borough cemetery in Willesden Lane was almost full by 1923 but it was not until 1933 that 26 acres of land in Mill Hill were purchased for the new Paddington Cemetery. The chapel was completed in May 1937 when the apse and part of the burial land were consecrated. After WWII a small plot of land was given to the Netherlands War Graves Commission for the Dutch National War Memorial in Great Britain. The cemetery has a good collection of trees, and is laid out on a neat grid of paths and roadways.

Sources consulted:

WCC Mill Hill Cemetery leaflet; Bridget Cherry & Nikolaus Pevsner, 'The Buildings of England: London 4: North' (Penguin, 1998) p175; 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=BAR049

Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Access contact details

The site is open weekdays 8.30am-4.30pm (Nov-Feb)/- 6pm (Mar-Oct). Sat/Sun/BH: 11am - 4pm (Nov-Feb)/- 6pm (Mar-Oct)

Directions

Tube: Mill Hill East (Northern) then bus. Rail: Mill Hill Broadway then bus. Bus 221.

Owners

Westminster City Council

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Key Information

Type

Funerary Site

Purpose

Sacred / Ritual / Funerary

Principal Building

Religious Ritual And Funerary

Survival

Extant

Hectares

10.53

Open to the public

Yes

References

Contributors

  • London Parks and Gardens Trust