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Queen's Road Cemetery is a cemetery in Croydon, England. It opened in 1861, and was followed in 1897 by the larger Croydon Cemetery in Mitcham Road. Both cemeteries are now managed by the London Borough of Croydon. Queen's Road Cemetery covers approximately 22 acres (89,000 m2) and is in the north of the borough of Croydon, east of Mayday Hospital and west of Selhurst railway station. It has about 50,000 graves〔(Croydon Council website, Queen's Road Cemetery page ). An undated information board gives the number of graves as 37,000.〕 and approximately 97,000 burials have taken place since it opened. The graves are shaded by large trees and landscaped with shrubbery beds. Opening times: *April-September, 9 am - 7 pm *October-March, 9 am - 5 pm Address: Queen's Road, Croydon CR0 2PR (no office on site) == History == Overcrowding and the rise of urban centres in the 19th century made it necessary to establish cemetery plots outside the city limits. In order to cater for poorer members of the public, the Burial Acts of 1852-57 organised local burial boards throughout the country, which had a duty to provide burial grounds where interment would be cheap and decent. The Croydon Local Board of Health was appointed as a Burial Board by an Order in Council on 3 March 1859, and was responsible for establishing Queen's Road Cemetery.〔All information in this section is taken from the booklet 'Queens Road Cemetery' (undated; published by Croydon Cemeteries & Crematorium Office, Mitcham Road, Croydon, CR9 3AT; research by Stella Garratt). All the information in this booklet is also reproduced on information boards located in Queen's Road Cemetery.〕 In 1859, following the suggested closure of St John the Baptist (Croydon Parish Church) churchyard by Order of the Council, the Home Secretary approved the purchase of of land for the purpose of burials. St John the Baptist was, by Order of the Privy Council, allowed an extension to continue burials in churchyard until 1860, when Queen's Road Cemetery was to be used for services and interments. An award was given to E.C. Robbins, Arundel Street, the Strand, London, in October 1860 for the best design layout for the Queen's Road chapels. The design featured two mortuary chapels, each having a simple nave with open timbered roof, and the Episcopal chapel having the addition of a semi-octagonal apse at the east end. The chapels are no longer in use for burial services. To accompany the chapels a Lodge was also built, which until recently was home to cemetery staff but is now in private ownership. Croydon Borough Council paid £5079 in 1860 to purchase the land for the cemetery. Approximately were purchased at a cost of £200 per acre, and £8 per acre for a portion of tithes to give the poor (then known as ‘paupers’) a decent burial. The cost of the land, erection of buildings, walls, railings and laying out of grounds was £16,000. Portions of the cemetery were set aside for Church of England, Nonconformists, Roman Catholic and the Society of Friends burials. Archbishop of Canterbury John Sumner consecrated the first section of the Church of England ground on Thursday 18 July 1861. Dr Thomas Grant, Archbishop of Southwark, blessed the Roman Catholic section on 28 August 1861. In the first year of opening 63 consecrated burials took place and 20 unconsecrated burials. The approximate population of Croydon at the time was 30,663. In the south-west corner of the cemetery stands a substantial brick public air-raid shelter. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Queen's Road Cemetery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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