Willesden Jewish Cemetery
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The Willesden United Synagogue Cemetery, usually known as Willesden Jewish Cemetery, is a Jewish cemetery at Beaconsfield Road, Willesden, in the London Borough of Brent, England. It opened in 1873 on a 20-acre (0.08 km2) site.[3] It has been described as the "Rolls-Royce" of London's Jewish cemeteries[4] and is designated Grade II on Historic England's Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[5] The cemetery, which has 29,800 graves,[2][nb 1] has many significant memorials and monuments. Four of them are listed at Grade II.[6][7][8][9] They include the tomb of Rosalind Franklin, who was a co-discoverer of the structure of DNA.[8]
| Willesden Jewish Cemetery | |
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The cemetery's prayer hall, designed by Nathan Solomon Joseph | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1873 |
| Location | Beaconsfield Road, Willesden (London Borough of Brent), London NW10 2JE |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Type | Orthodox Jewish |
| Style | Victorian; English Gothic |
| Owned by | United Synagogue Burial Society |
| Size | about 8.5 hectares[1] |
| No. of graves | 29,800[2] |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Willesden Jewish Cemetery |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Willesden Jewish Cemetery (United Synagogue Cemetery) |
| Designated | 4 September 2017 |
| Reference no. | 1449184 |
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| Formation | 2015 |
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| Legal status | Registered charity |
| Purpose | To preserve the heritage of, increase accessibility to and increase biodiversity at Willesden Jewish Cemetery. |
| Headquarters | Willesden Jewish Cemetery |
Head of Heritage | Miriam Marson |
Parent organization | United Synagogue |
| Website | www |
In 2015, the United Synagogue, which owns and manages the cemetery, was awarded a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund[10] to restore some key features of the cemetery and to create a visitor centre, a permanent exhibition and a web-based education project.[11][12] The cemetery's heritage project, House of Life,[13] officially opened up the cemetery to visitors on 7 September 2020:[14] it has a programme of public outreach events that have included walking tours,[15] an online literary festival ("Life Lines")[16] and an exhibition at Willesden Library.[17]
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