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Woolwich cemetery

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Mortuary chapel, Woolwich New Cemetery geograph.org.uk 147198
Mortuary chapel, Woolwich New Cemetery geograph.org.uk 147198

Woolwich cemetery is a cemetery in southeast London, situated south-east of Woolwich, in Kings Highway, Plumstead, on land that was formerly part of Plumstead Common. The first cemetery, which is sometimes referred to as the Woolwich Old Cemetery, was opened in 1856 by the Woolwich Burial Board and the 12-acre site was almost full within 30 years; in 1885, a new cemetery was established on adjacent land to the east. The latter site is still in use, and contains graves of those who died in explosions at the Royal Arsenal, plus a World War I memorial with the names of 14 casualties; in total the cemetery has 96 World War I and 81 World War II Commonwealth war graves.The cemetery has been used as a film location for The Krays (1990) and Harry Brown (2009).

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Woolwich cemetery
Camdale Road, London Plumstead (Royal Borough of Greenwich)

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Camdale Road

Camdale Road
SE18 2DT London, Plumstead (Royal Borough of Greenwich)
England, United Kingdom
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Mortuary chapel, Woolwich New Cemetery geograph.org.uk 147198
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