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Place    From 1733 

Dovehouse Green

Place

Here we summarise the splendid :

Land given by Sir Hans Sloane in 1733 to serve the Chelsea Parish Church of St Luke's and became the King's Road Burial Ground.  1882 a mortuary was built, the land was closed for burials and became a garden for inmates of the adjacent workhouse (on the land bounded by the burial ground, Dovehouse Street and Britten Street). Damaged in WW2.  1947-50 the mortuary was demolished, the gravestones removed and it was partially opened to the public.   Laid out anew in 1977 when it was given the name 'Dovehouse Green'.  It was refurbished again 25 years later and re-opened in June 2003.

has a picture of the men from the workhouse resting in their garden.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Dovehouse Green

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Dovehouse Green - blue plaques

{Top plaque:} To celebrate the silver jubilee of Elizabeth II 1952-1977 and ...

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Dovehouse Green - Victorian plaque

We think this plaque was probably erected in 1882 when the land was repurpose...

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Christine M. Cohen

Christine M. Cohen

Chair of the Hampstead Heath Management Committee in 1998.

Person, Gardens / Agriculture, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Hampstead Heath

Hampstead Heath

For the history of this beautiful place go to: external site.

Place, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
Daniel Solander

Daniel Solander

Swedish botanist. Came to London in June 1760 to promote Carl Linnaeus’ taxonomy and used it to catalogue the natural history collections at the British Museum. Travelled with Joseph Banks on Capta...

Person, Gardens / Agriculture, Science, Sweden

1 memorial