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The Jewish Burial Ground, Islington (also known as Balls Pond Cemetery, Kingsbury Road Cemetery, Balls Pond Burial Ground)

Introduction

Enclosed by high brick walls, the burial ground has numerous regularly arranged tombstones set in grass with plane trees along the Kingsbury Road and south boundaries.

The Jewish Burial Ground was opened by the Reform Synagogue, who broke away from the Bevis Marks Sephardic cemetery. The first recorded burial was in 1843 and it was in use until 1951. Enclosed by high brick walls, the burial ground has numerous regularly arranged tombstones set in grass with plane trees along the Kingsbury Road and south boundaries. Among those buried here are many prominent members of the Jewish community such as the de Stern, Goldsmid and Mocatta families.

Sources consulted:

Mrs Basil Holmes, The London Burial Grounds, (London, 1896) p290; 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). See CemeteryScribes.com for a photographic record of the tombstones in the cemetery, completed by January 2010.

For more information see http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=ISL041

Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Access contact details

Opening appears to be unrestricted.

Directions

London Overground: Dalston Kingsland, Dalston Junction. Bus: 30, 38, 56, 277, 141

Owners

West London Synagogue

Other Websites

History

Period

  • Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
  • Victorian (1837-1901)
Features & Designations

Designations

  • Conservation Area

Key Information

Type

Funerary Site

Purpose

Sacred / Ritual / Funerary

Principal Building

Religious Ritual And Funerary

Period

Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)

Survival

Extant

Hectares

0.51

Open to the public

Yes

References

Contributors

  • London Parks and Gardens Trust