Cemeteries · London
Lauriston Road Cemetery
Lauriston Road Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- London Fields · 1.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Lauriston Road Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1788. Coordinates: 51.5374°, -0.0435°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Lauriston Road Cemetery is an historic Grade II listed Jewish cemetery on Lauriston Road in South Hackney. The cemetery opened in 1788, having been purchased by the Germans' Hambro Synagogue in 1786. It was closed to further burials from 1886. The cemetery is open to visitors by appointment only. The London Garden Trust notes that there are "notable plane, and other semi-mature trees in the grounds, and numerous headstones and chest tombs set in grass."
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Background
Architecture
The lodge (designed by H H Collins), walls and gates built in 1870 remain at the entrance to the grounds. The lodge had for many years been used as the residence of the cemetery keeper, after their passing it has been privately let with some record of it being used as a doctor's surgery as well as offices in 2021. As of 2025 the building is residential once again. According to Hackney Council's planning department documents "The lodge building forms a group of buildings fronting onto Lauriston Road, it is attached to the adjoining property but is set back from the road to emphasise its separation from the road and link to the cemetery to the side and rear. The lodge is an ‘L’ shaped…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5374, -0.0435
- District
- Hackney
- Parish
- Hackney, unparished area
- Postcode
- E9 7HJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Established
- 1788
- Nearest railway station
- London Fields — 1.1 km
- Official site
- www.theus.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w55683426 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Lauriston Road Cemetery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: London Borough of Hackney - Lauriston Road Cemetery - 20230906184606.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lauriston Road Cemetery?
- Lauriston Road Cemetery is in London, United Kingdom (postcode E9 7HJ), in the parish of Hackney, unparished area.
- When was Lauriston Road Cemetery built?
- Built or established in 1788.
- Who owns Lauriston Road Cemetery?
- Lauriston Road Cemetery is owned by United Synagogue Burial Society.
- How do I get to Lauriston Road Cemetery?
- The nearest railway station is London Fields, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode E9 7HJ.