Blog | Margravine Cemetery

2024

Women’s History Month Friend of the Cemetery Brenda Simson has discovered that the grave of a remarkable Frenchwoman – Jeanne Deroin – is in Margravine Cemetery. Sadly, her grave is unmarked and she remains largely unrecognised for her pioneering work in the...

2023

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A new gravestone was erected in May to commemorate Fanny Eaton as part of the Windrush celebrations. She was from Jamaica and sat for many of the Pre-Raphaelite painters. This year the green environment has been dominated by the weather with a long drought end of May...

Gardening

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The Friends of the cemetery have planted trees, gardened, recorded birds and insects, produced trails for kids, added an interpretation sign, and SO much more of that necessary ‘boring to read about’ work behind the scenes! The Friends meet weekly to care...

Throughout covid

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The cemetery has been an inspiration to so many people – especially in the worst of the pandemic – being near to trees and nature has been a life-saver for many. Paths through the grass are worn from usage!

Spring 2019

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We are celebrating 150 years since the cemetery’s opening in 1869. We had a great winter kids club. Many can now identify a gorse bush, a birch tree – and know where ladybirds overwinter! The central round bed is awaiting a face-lift and we hope to have...

December 2018

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We have planted 150 whips to celebrate the 150 years the cemetery has been open (1869-2019). Additionally we planted out the Blake memorial with beautiful flowers in November and held a vigil marking the 100 years since a munitions factory blew up in the borough a...