Shandy Park is a green space a few blocks due south of this site. It was opened in 1837 as the East London Cemetery with its own chapel, by local landowner, John Thomas Barber Beaumont. Beaumont arranged for his own tomb to be at the centre of the cemetery, in front of the chapel, marked out by immense pedestals of granite. The cemetery closed for burials in 1853, and was landscaped as Shandy Park in 1885. Quite short-lived so we are lucky it was caught on this 1870 map.
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Shandy Park / East London Cemetery
This information plaque is giving the provenance of the immense slab of infor...
The land that makes up Finsbury Park was originally part of the Manor of Brownswood. The New River was built 1609-13. Copt Hall was first recorded in 1649 and was probably built to house the people...
Art patron. Horticultural editor. Born London. 1st baronet. Known as Wentworth to distinguish him from his father of the same name. Pity this care in naming did not extend to the next generation. A...
Person, Gardens / Agriculture, Politics & Administration, Russia
Wacy 2000 stands for 'World Association for Celebrating Year 2000'.  It was founded by John Goodman, a children’s entertainer based in Golders Green.  The Montreal Gazette of 19 March 1970 intervi...
An information board in the Park gives "The area that is now Queen's Park was part of the site of the 1879 Royal Kilburn Agricultural Show, which had been attended by Queen Victoria, after which th...
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