Graves & Memorials 

Opened in 1869, by the local council and known originally as Hammersmith Cemetery, Margravine Cemetery was to serve local people, and still does today.

By the turn of the century 1900, the population of Hammersmith was expanding rapidly. With its location by the Thames, its clean air and good transport connections, industry and commerce thrived.

The historic buildings and monuments of Margravine reflect how important the cemetery was to the community. Along the main avenue the memorials of those with means are still standing. Due to bomb damage or a dilapidated state, most others have been buried or removed. The cemetery also contains the unmarked public graves of those who couldn’t afford to pay for a family plot.

The remaining gravestones tell the story of the many different walks of life followed by the people of Hammersmith; scientists, political reformers, artists, actors, industrialists, educators, physicians, church men and women, tradesmen, politicians, musicians, soldiers among them.  But the majority were employed in factories from electrics, engineering to catering and construction. Many memorials are of young children, a reminder of lives lost too early. The names of all are recorded for posterity in the borough archives.

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