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Kingsbury Road Cemetery, Kingsbury Road, Balls Pond Road, Dalston, London N1 (Reform):

This Reform burial ground, near Dalston Junction, was in use from 1840[?] to 1951.  http://www.apex.net.au/~tmj/balls-pond/ .

This cemetery was established in 1843 (or possibly 1840), by the West London Synagogue of British Jews, which had  been formed in 1840, primarily by breakaway members from Bevis Marks (Sephardi) Synagogue but with some Askenazi members. It was the first Reform congregation in Britain.
At the moment [when?], the owners of the cemetery, the West London Synagogue, are trying to sell off the ground, for development for housing, remove the bodies and destroy gravestones, so there is a huge campaign amongst the Jewish community in the U.K. to stop it. Source: Janet Girsman: (0117 968-6768); Bristol, UK (2:255/74)

Opened in 1843, the cemetery is one of the most important sites not only in Anglo-Jewish history and genealogy but a slice of British history too. Here lie the founder of the Daily Telegraph, University College London, the first Jewish Baronet, Henriques, Montefiores, Mocattas, de Stern, Phillips, Jacobs, Nathan, Abrahams, Michaels, Collings and many more. In order to save this cemetery, please protest to The Chief Planning Officer, Islington Council, Islington Town Hall, London, N.1.U.K. ( +44 117 968-6768); Bristol, UK (2:255/74) Source: Janet Girsman on JewishGen Digest on March 16, 1995. No further developments were submitted as of June 2000.

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