The Fulham Road Jewish Cemetery (also called Fulham Cemetery[1] and formerly known as the Brompton Jewish Cemetery)[2] is a Jewish cemetery on Fulham Road in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. A locked door on the Fulham Road serves as the entrance to the cemetery, otherwise it is not visible from the street. The cemetery is overlooked by the blocks of flats that surround it.
| Fulham Road Jewish Cemetery | |
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 The cemetery in 2023 | |
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| Established | 1815 |
| Location | Fulham Road (London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea), London SW3 |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°29′22″N 0°10′30″W / 51.4894°N 0.1750°W |
| Type | Orthodox Jewish |
| Owned by | Western Charitable Foundation |
| Size | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Fulham Road Jewish Cemetery |
Ash and plane trees are planted at the cemetery, which is 1 acre (0.40 ha) in size.[3][4] It has been described as a "tiny" cemetery that is "totally unexpected in the Fulham Road" and creates an impression "more typical of Prague than London".[5]
The cemetery is owned by the Western Charitable Foundation,[6] and is open only by appointment.
History
editIt was opened in 1815 as the burial ground for the Western Synagogue, now Western Marble Arch Synagogue.[7] The site was purchased in December 1815 for £400.[2] An office building and prayer hall originally stood near the entrance. The cemetery closed in 1885 although burials in reserved plots continued until 1910.[3]
It was the first Jewish burial ground west of the City of London. It was restored in 1898 funded by a Mr Ellis Franklin, whose parents were buried here, with the maintenance of the cemetery funded by £20,000 from the estate of Adel Hopkins (née Rootstein). The Edmonton cemetery was subsequently established by the Western Synagogue in 1884.[3]
Notable burials
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- Herschell Filipowski (1816–1872), Lithuanian-born Hebraist, editor, mathematician, linguist and actuary[8] who was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
- Solomon Hart (1806–1881), artist and professor of painting at the Royal Academy (RA) from 1854 to 1863. Hart was the first Jewish member of the RA[2]
- Zadok Jessel (1792–1864), businessman and the father of the Master of the Rolls Sir George Jessel[2]
- Joseph Waley (1818–1873), first president of the Anglo-Jewish Association and professor of political economy at London University[2]
- Simon Waley (1827–1875), stockbroker, pianist and composer[2]
See also
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edit- ^ "Cemeteries". Western Charitable Foundation. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Western Synagogue Cemetery". London Gardens Online. London Parks and Gardens Trust. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Western Synagogue Cemetery, Kensington". Parks & Gardens. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Bard, Robert; Miles, Adrian (2017). London's Hidden Burial Grounds. Amberley Publishing. p. 106. ISBN 978-1445661124.
- ^ Meller, Hugh; Parsons, Brian (2008). London Cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer. The History Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0750946223.
- ^ "Owners say there's 'no proposed sale' of small Jewish cemetery in Chelsea". Jewish News. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Rocker, Simon (26 January 2018). "Western Charitable Foundation quells fears about sale of Fulham Road Cemetery". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Filipowski (Phillips) Herschell". Cemetery Scribes. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
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