Woodgrange Park Cemetery in Newham Essex A privately owned and managed cemetery
Woodgrange Park Cemetery in Newham Essex A privately owned and managed cemetery that has courted some controversy Questions were asked in Parliment about the future of this cemetery as a small part of the cemetery was sold off for the development to make way for a small housing estate to be built on the north east end of the cemetery grounds which was completed earlier this year As for the remains that were taken from this area of the cemetery these remains were interred into another area of the cemetery which is now known as the Memorial Garden of Remembrance It is the Friends of Woodgrange Park Cemetery who still support the Memorial Garden of Remembrance and its place within the cemetery which is still under construction Woodgrange Park Cemetery is situated only a stones throw away from one of the most important developments in London toda 2012 Olympic site An area which today is rich in diversity and culture as the East End of London was way back in the days when this cemetery first opened its gates in 1889 Since those days of the late Victorian era the cemetery has a wealth of history that has established itself not only into the local history books but none other then the history books of our parliament for Woodgrange Park Cemetery has its very own Act of Parliament which is correctly titled Woodgrange Park Cemetery Act 1993 We are the only cemetery whom to date in the UK can acclaim such an achievement the Act was granted after many years of legal battles between us the Friends of Woodgrange Park Cemetery and government members to stop the ever desire of the cemeteries present owners Badgehurst Ltd to sell off the land to property developers Woodgrange Park Cemetery is possibly the least known of the Victorian Cemeteries in London today It has always been privately owned with various owners over the years it was first commissioned on what was then open agricultural land On entering the cemetery gates today you can still
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Location: Woodgrange Park Cemetery in Newham Essex
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