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'''East Sheen Cemetery''', originally known as '''Barnes Cemetery''', is a [[cemetery]] on Sheen Road in [[East Sheen]] in the [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]], England. The cemetery opened in 1906 on what was previously woodland in a rural area of [[Surrey]]. Originally, only half the site was given over for burials while the other half was maintained as a nursery before it was converted in the 1930s and the whole site was renamed East Sheen Cemetery. It is today contiguous with [[Richmond Cemetery]], though the original boundary is marked by a hedge. The cemetery's chapel is used for services by both sites, as Richmond Cemetery's chapel is no longer in use as such. The chapel was built in 1906 in the [[Gothic revival]] style by local architect Reginald Rowell, who was himself later buried in the cemetery.
'''East Sheen Cemetery''', originally known as '''Barnes Cemetery''', is a [[cemetery]] on Sheen Road in [[East Sheen]] in the [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]], England. The cemetery opened in 1906 on what was previously woodland in a rural area of [[Surrey]]. Originally, only half the site was given over for burials while the other half was maintained as a nursery before it was converted in the 1930s and the whole site was renamed East Sheen Cemetery. It is today contiguous with [[Richmond Cemetery]], though the original boundary is marked by a hedge. The cemetery's chapel is used for services by both sites, as Richmond Cemetery's chapel is no longer in use as such. The chapel was built in 1906 in the [[Gothic revival]] style by local architect Reginald Rowell, who was himself later buried in the cemetery.


Many prominent people are buried in the cemetery, which contains several significant memorials. The most important monument in the cemetery is the memorial to George William Lancaster and his wife by [[Sydney March]]—a bronze sculpture of an angel weeping over a stone [[sarcophagus]] dating from the 1920s, which is considered to be one of the most important sculptures of its type from the 20th century. Also significant are the memorial to Markham Buxton, a bronze relief on a stone [[stele]] by his son Alfred; a miniature walled garden commemorating [[Edouard Espinosa]] and his wife [[Eve Louise Kelland]]; and several other sculptures, both Christian-themed and secular. The cemetery also contains over 70 war graves, cared for by the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]].
Many prominent people are buried in the cemetery, which contains several significant memorials. The most important monument in the cemetery is the memorial to George William Lancaster and his partner (who lived as his wife)<ref name= "Fowler"/> by [[Sydney March]] — a bronze sculpture of an angel weeping over a stone [[sarcophagus]] dating from the 1920s, which is considered to be one of the most important sculptures of its type from the 20th century. Also significant are the memorial to Markham Buxton, a bronze relief on a stone [[stele]] by his son Alfred; a miniature walled garden commemorating [[Edouard Espinosa]] and his wife [[Eve Louise Kelland]]; and several other sculptures, both Christian-themed and secular. The cemetery also contains over 70 war graves, cared for by the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]].


==History and setting==
==History and setting==
The cemetery, which is on a 16-acre (6.5-hectare) site, was first opened as '''Barnes Cemetery''' in 1905 or 1906, prior to which the area was woodland. The land in the area was historically owned by [[King George III]]. Only the northern half of the site was originally for burials, with the southern half used as a [[Plant nursery|nursery]]. The southern area was converted into a cemetery in the 1930s and the whole site was renamed East Sheen Cemetery.<ref name="LPGT">{{cite web|url=http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=RIC015|title=East Sheen Cemetery|date=1 June 2009|work=London Gardens Online|publisher=[[London Parks & Gardens Trust]]|access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref>
The cemetery, on a 16-acre (6.5-hectare) site, was first opened as '''Barnes Cemetery''' in 1905 or 1906, prior to which the area was woodland. The land in the area was historically owned by [[King George III]]. Only the northern half of the site was originally for burials, with the southern half used as a [[Plant nursery|nursery]]. The southern area was converted into a cemetery in the 1930s and the whole site was renamed East Sheen Cemetery.<ref name="LPGT">{{cite web|url=http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=RIC015|title=East Sheen Cemetery|date=1 June 2009|work=London Gardens Online|publisher=[[London Parks & Gardens Trust]]|access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref>


It was originally administered by the [[Municipal Borough of Barnes]], with the adjacent [[Richmond Cemetery]] being administered by the [[Municipal Borough of Richmond (Surrey)]]. Since 1965, when both boroughs joined the [[Municipal Borough of Twickenham]] to form the [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]], the two cemeteries have been administered by [[Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council]]. The entrance to the cemetery is set back from the road along an avenue flanked by trees and behind a pair of brick gate piers; an entrance described at resembling the entrance to a country house. An [[air-raid shelter]] was built near the entrance during the Second World War.<ref name="Meller">{{cite book|last1=Meller|first1=Hugh|last2=Parsons|first2=Brian|title=London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer|edition=fourth|year=2013|publisher=[[The History Press]]|location=[[Stroud]], Gloucestershire|isbn=9780752496900}}</ref> Although East Sheen and Richmond cemeteries are today contiguous, the original boundary is still clearly visible and is marked by a holly hedge.<ref name="LPGT"/>
It was originally administered by the [[Municipal Borough of Barnes]], with the adjacent [[Richmond Cemetery]] being administered by the [[Municipal Borough of Richmond (Surrey)]]. Since 1965, when both boroughs joined the [[Municipal Borough of Twickenham]] to form the [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]], the two cemeteries have been administered by [[Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council]]. The entrance to the cemetery is set back from the road along an avenue flanked by trees and behind a pair of brick gate piers; an entrance described at resembling the entrance to a country house. An [[air-raid shelter]] was built near the entrance during the [[Second World War]].<ref name="Meller">{{cite book|last1=Meller|first1=Hugh|last2=Parsons|first2=Brian|title=London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer|edition=fourth|year=2013|publisher=[[The History Press]]|location=[[Stroud]], Gloucestershire|isbn=9780752496900}}</ref> Although East Sheen and Richmond cemeteries are today contiguous, the original boundary is still clearly visible and is marked by a holly hedge.<ref name="LPGT"/>


The cemetery contains a chapel, which is used for services by both East Sheen and Richmond cemeteries, as the latter's is no longer in use; the chapel is available for people of all faiths and beliefs. It was designed by Reginald Rowell, a local architect who was buried in the cemetery upon his death. The chapel, which is listed Grade II by [[Historic England]],<ref>{{NHLE|num=/1420524|desc=Cemetery Chapel|date = 5 March 2015|access-date=26 August 2016}}</ref> was constructed in 1906, but was designed in the 13th-century [[Gothic revival architecture|Gothic style]] with a slender [[flèche]].<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="council">{{cite web|url=http://www.richmond.gov.uk/east_sheen_cemetery|title=East Sheen Cemetery|publisher=[[Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council]]|access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="Cherry and Pevsner">{{cite book | title=[[The Buildings of England]]&nbsp;– London 2: South | publisher=[[Penguin Books]] | first1=Bridget |last1=Cherry |first2=Nikolaus |last2=Pevsner |author-link1=Bridget Cherry |author-link2=Nikolaus Pevsner | year=1983 | location=London | page=471 | isbn=9780300096514}}</ref>
The cemetery contains a chapel, available for people of all faiths and beliefs, which is used for services by both East Sheen and Richmond cemeteries as the latter's is no longer in use. It was designed by Reginald Rowell, a local architect who is buried in the cemetery. The chapel, which is listed Grade II by [[Historic England]],<ref>{{NHLE|num=/1420524|desc=Cemetery Chapel|date = 5 March 2015|access-date=26 August 2016}}</ref> was constructed in 1906, but was designed in 13th-century [[Gothic revival architecture|Gothic style]] with a slender [[Flèche (architecture)|flèche]].<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="council">{{cite web|url=http://www.richmond.gov.uk/east_sheen_cemetery|title=East Sheen Cemetery|publisher=[[Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council]]|access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="Cherry and Pevsner">{{cite book | title=[[The Buildings of England]]&nbsp;– London 2: South | publisher=[[Penguin Books]] | first1=Bridget |last1=Cherry |first2=Nikolaus |last2=Pevsner |author-link1=Bridget Cherry |author-link2=Nikolaus Pevsner | year=1983 | location=London | page=471 | isbn=9780300096514}}</ref>


East Sheen Cemetery enjoys protected status as a result of designation as [[Metropolitan Open Land]] and (jointly with Richmond Cemetery and [[Pesthouse Common, Richmond|Pesthouse Common]]) as a conservation area.<ref name="LPGT"/>
East Sheen Cemetery enjoys protected status as a result of designation as [[Metropolitan Open Land]] and (jointly with Richmond Cemetery and [[Pesthouse Common, Richmond|Pesthouse Common]]) as a conservation area.<ref name="LPGT"/>


==Memorials==
==Memorials==
===Lancaster Memorial===
East Sheen Cemetery contains several particularly noticeable memorials, the best-known of which is the Lancaster Memorial, dedicated to George William Lancaster and his wife Elisa Mary Lancaster who died in 1920 and 1922 respectively. Originally from the north of England, the Lancasters were industrialists who made their fortune in coal mining. The memorial is described by historian Hugh Meller as "arguably the most dramatic sculpture in any of London's cemeteries", eclipsing all other monuments in the cemetery. The Lancaster Memorial was designated a grade II* [[listed building]] in 1992, and according to [[Historic England]] is "considered one of the most significant 20th-century examples of funerary sculpture".<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Lancaster"/> It consists of a bronze sculpture of an angel mourning over a rectangular [[sarcophagus]], which rests on a coved base and a rectangular plinth, all of which are constructed of [[Portland stone]]. The fluidity of the figure and the drooping of the angel's wings over the sarcophagus are singled out by Historic England as particularly memorable features. The angel was sculpted by [[Sydney March]], who was later renowned for the [[National War Memorial of Canada]]—also consisting of bronze and stone sculpture. The work is thought to be inspired by funerary sculptures by [[Leonardo Bistolfi]] in northern Italy.<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Lancaster">{{NHLE|num=1239967|desc=The Lancaster Monument, East Sheen Cemetery|date = 5 March 1992|access-date=1 January 2016}}</ref>
East Sheen Cemetery contains several particularly noticeable memorials, the best-known of which is the Lancaster Memorial, dedicated to George William Lancaster, who died in January 1920, and his partner Louisa Mary, who was not married to Lancaster but took his surname<ref name= "Fowler">{{Cite news |last=Fowler |first=Simon |volume = 271|date=14 January 2022 |work=Richmond and Twickenham Tribune |author-link=Simon Fowler |url=https://twickenhamtribune.com/PDF/Twickenham%20Tribune%200271.pdf |page = 6|title=Decency and the Angel of Death |access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="Barnes">{{Cite book |pages = 172–73|last=Barnes |first=Richard |title=The Art of Memory: Sculpture in the Cemeteries of London |publisher= Frontier Publishing |year=2016}}</ref> and who died in 1922. Originally from the north of England, the Lancasters were industrialists who made their fortune in coal mining. The memorial is described by historian Hugh Meller as "arguably the most dramatic sculpture in any of London's cemeteries", eclipsing all other monuments in the cemetery. The Lancaster Memorial was designated a Grade II* [[listed building]] in 1992, and according to [[Historic England]] is "considered one of the most significant 20th-century examples of funerary sculpture".<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Lancaster" /> It consists of a bronze sculpture of an angel mourning over a rectangular [[sarcophagus]], which rests on a coved base and a rectangular plinth, all of which are constructed of [[Portland stone]]. The fluidity of the figure and the drooping of the angel's wings over the sarcophagus are singled out by Historic England as particularly memorable features. The angel was sculpted by [[Sydney March]], who was later renowned for the [[National War Memorial of Canada]]—also consisting of bronze and stone sculpture. The work is thought to be inspired by funerary sculptures by [[Leonardo Bistolfi]] in northern Italy.<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Lancaster">{{NHLE|num=1239967|desc=The Lancaster Monument, East Sheen Cemetery|date = 5 March 1992|access-date=1 January 2016}}</ref>


===Buxton Memorial===
Also listed (at grade II) is the memorial to Markham Buxton (1852–1927), a bronze relief on a stone [[stele]]; the memorial was built by Buxton's son, Alfred Buxton, a sculptor who exhibited at the [[Royal Academy]]. The stele is of granite construction, topped with five [[antefix]]ae and standing on a granite base, which bears an inscription. The relief features a woman in classical dress playing a [[lyre]]; it is inscribed with the verse "{{small|OUR SWEETEST SONGS ARE THOSE WHICH TELL OF SADDEST THOUGHTS}}". Alfred exhibited a relief by the name of "Chanson Triste" at the Royal Academy in 1927, which is likely to be the same work that features on his father's grave.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1261261|desc=The Buxton Monument, East Sheen Cemetery|date = 5 March 1992|access-date=1 January 2016}}</ref>
Also listed (at Grade II) is the memorial to Markham Buxton (1852–1927), a bronze relief on a stone [[stele]]; the memorial was built by Buxton's son, Alfred Buxton, a sculptor who exhibited at the [[Royal Academy]]. The stele is of granite construction, topped with five [[antefix]]ae and standing on a granite base, which bears an inscription. The relief features a woman in classical dress playing a [[lyre]]; it is inscribed with the verse "{{small|OUR SWEETEST SONGS ARE THOSE WHICH TELL OF SADDEST THOUGHTS}}". Alfred exhibited a relief by the name of "Chanson Triste" at the Royal Academy in 1927, which is likely to be the same work that features on his father's grave.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1261261|desc=The Buxton Monument, East Sheen Cemetery|date = 5 March 1992|access-date=1 January 2016}}</ref>


===War memorial===
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Other significant memorials in the cemetery include
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The cemetery contains a war memorial to 79 Commonwealth soldiers who died in the two world wars, 71 of whom have individual headstones—33 from the [[First World War]] and 38 from the [[Second World War]]. The graves are maintained by the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=East Sheen Cemetery |url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/44500/East%20Sheen%20Cemetery |access-date=2 January 2016 |publisher=[[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]}}</ref>
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a marble sculpture of a soldier commemorating William Rennie O'Mahony (d. 1928),

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a silver-painted wooden dolphin,a glass circular disc memorial and
===Other memorials===
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a sculpture of Jesus as the [[Good Shepherd]] and three lambs, and
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Other significant memorials in the cemetery include
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a mosaic of St Francis and Mary Magdalene on an illegible headstone.
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a marble sculpture of a soldier commemorating William Rennie O'Mahony (d. 1928),
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a silver-painted wooden dolphin,a glass circular disc memorial and
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a sculpture of Jesus as the [[Good Shepherd]] and three lambs, and
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a mosaic of St Francis and Mary Magdalene on an illegible headstone.


Secular memorials include a carving of an aircraft on the grave of [[Royal Air Force]] Pilot Officer Denis Power (d. 1931), a maritime-themed memorial on the Hervey grave (1917), and a miniature walled garden commemorating Louise Espinosa and her husband Edouard.<ref name="Meller"/>
Secular memorials include a carving of an aircraft on the grave of [[Royal Air Force]] Pilot Officer Denis Power (d. 1931), a maritime-themed memorial on the Hervey grave (1917), and a miniature walled garden commemorating Louise Espinosa and her husband Edouard.<ref name="Meller"/>

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The cemetery contains a war memorial to 79 Commonwealth soldiers who died in the two world wars, 71 of whom have individual headstones—33 from the [[First World War]] and 38 from the [[Second World War]]. The graves are maintained by the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/44500/East%20Sheen%20Cemetery|title=East Sheen Cemetery|publisher=[[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]|access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref>


==Notable burials==
==Notable burials==
Notable people buried in East Sheen Cemetery include:
Notable people buried in East Sheen Cemetery include:
* [[Clementina Black]] (1853–1922), writer, feminist and pioneering trade unionist<ref name="Historical A-L">{{cite web | url=https://www.richmond.gov.uk/people_of_historical_note_buried_in_the_borough_a_to_l| title=People of historical note buried in the borough A to L | publisher=[[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]] | date = 21 June 2017|access-date=10 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="Black">{{cite web | url=http://www.famousgraves.net/clementina-black.html | title=Clementina Black | publisher=Famous Graves | date=12 October 2015 | access-date=19 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622023312/http://www.famousgraves.net/clementina-black.html | archive-date=22 June 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Clementina Black]] (1853–1922), writer, feminist and pioneering trade unionist<ref name="Historical A-L">{{cite web | url=https://www.richmond.gov.uk/people_of_historical_note_buried_in_the_borough_a_to_l| title=People of historical note buried in the borough A to L | publisher=[[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]] | date = 21 June 2017|access-date=10 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="Black">{{cite web | url=http://www.famousgraves.net/clementina-black.html | title=Clementina Black | publisher=Famous Graves | date=12 October 2015 | access-date=19 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622023312/http://www.famousgraves.net/clementina-black.html | archive-date=22 June 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Stephen Andrew Boyd]], associate editor of ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' and compiler of the '' [[Sunday Times Rich List]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rich-list-credits-rtml7rkxjf2|title=2008 Rich List Credits}}</ref>
* [[Stephen Andrew Boyd]], associate editor of ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' and compiler of the '' [[Sunday Times Rich List]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rich-list-credits-rtml7rkxjf2|title=2008 Rich List Credits|website=[[The Times]]}}</ref>
* [[Robert Chalmers, 1st Baron Chalmers]] (1858–1938), civil servant and a [[Pali]] and [[Buddhist studies|Buddhist scholar]] who, in later life, served as the Master of [[Peterhouse, Cambridge]]<ref name="Meller"/><ref>{{cite news|author= Edirisinghe, Padma|url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2007/09/23/imp10.asp|title=Epistemological reflections of the Buddha|date=23 September 2007 |access-date = 24 February 2021|work=[[Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)]]}}</ref>
*[[William Gilbert Chaloner]], palaeobotanist<ref name="Chaloner">{{Cite news |date= October 2016 |title=Deaths – Chaloner |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/207529/chaloner |access-date=3 October 2020}}</ref>
* [[William Gilbert Chaloner]] (1928–2016), [[palaeobotanist]], who was Professor of Botany in the Earth Sciences Department at [[Royal Holloway, University of London]], and visiting professor in Earth Sciences at [[University College, London]]<ref name="Chaloner">{{Cite news |date= October 2016 |title=Announcements: Deaths – Chaloner |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/207529/chaloner |access-date=3 October 2020}}</ref>
*[[Robert Chalmers, 1st Baron Chalmers]], civil servant<ref name="Meller"/>
*Sir [[O'Moore Creagh]], general and [[Victoria Cross]] recipient<ref name="Meller"/>
* Husband and wife [[Edouard Espinosa]] (1871–1950) and [[Eve Louise Kelland]] (1889–1943), founders of the British Ballet Organization,<ref name="Meller"/> now [[bbodance]]
*[[Rachel de Montmorency|Sir Miles de Montmorency]], painter and art historian<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z"/>
* Sir [[Alec Martin]], businessman<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z"/>
*[[Arthur Donaldson (RAF officer)|Arthur Donaldson]], fighter pilot<ref name="Meller"/>
* Sir [[Ralph Moor]], diplomat<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z"/>
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* Sir [[Benjamin Morgan]], engineer and economist<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z"/>
*[[Edouard Espinosa]] and [[Eve Louise Kelland]], founders of the [[British Ballet Organization]]<ref name="Meller"/>
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* [[Sir Frederick Wigan, 1st Baronet]] (1827–1907), merchant and [[High Sheriff of Surrey]].<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z"/> There is a monument to him at [[Southwark Cathedral]].
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*[[Roy Kinnear]], actor<ref name="Meller"/>
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The cemetery also has a grave containing remains of victims of the [[2002 Bali bombings]].{{cn|date=November 2022}}
*[[Fulton Mackay]], Scottish actor,<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z">{{cite web | url= http://www.richmond.gov.uk/home/services/libraries/branch_libraries/local_studies_collection/people_of_historial_note_buried_in_the_borough_m_to_z.htm|title=People of historical note buried in the borough M to Z | publisher=[[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]] | date= 26 November 2014|access-date=19 July 2016}}</ref> best known for his role as [[Corrections officer|prison officer]] [[Mr. Mackay]] in the 1970s television [[situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]]
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*[[Sheila Manahan]], Irish actress,<ref name="Historical M-Z"/> whose film roles were Ann Willingdon in ''[[Seven Days to Noon]]'' (1950),<ref name="Nichols">{{cite book|last1=Nichols|first1=Peter M.|last2=Scott|first2=A. O.|title=The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=9780312326111|page=883|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=55qlWjbs14sC&pg=PA883&dq=Seven+Days+to+Noon,+Sheila+Manahan&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjbjc_l9NrPAhWBeT4KHVaRCiUQ6AEILDAD#v=onepage&q=Seven%20Days%20to%20Noon%2C%20Sheila%20Manahan&f=false|language=en}}</ref> Esther's mother in ''[[The Story of Esther Costello]]'' (1957),<ref name="Turner">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/watchtcm/movies/91520/Story-of-Esther-Costello-The/|title=Watch TCM The Story of Esther Costello (1957)|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=11 January 2015}}</ref> and Mrs. Jenkins in ''[[Only Two Can Play]]'' (1962),<ref name="TV Guide">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/sheila-manahan/174477|title=Sheila Manahan News, Sheila Manahan Bio and Photos|work=[[TV Guide]]|accessdate=11 January 2015}}</ref> with [[Peter Sellers]] and [[Mai Zetterling]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b2302d3|title=Only Two Can Play (1962)|publisher=}}</ref> She was married to Fulton Mackay.
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*Sir [[Alec Martin]], businessman<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z"/>
*Sir [[John Martin-Harvey]], actor<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z"/>
*Sir [[Ralph Moor]], diplomat<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z"/>
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*Sir [[Benjamin Morgan]], engineer and economist<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z"/>
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*[[William Officer]], major general and army doctor<ref name="Meller"/>
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*[[Hamilton Reed]], major general and VC recipient<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.richmond.gov.uk/hamilton_lyster_reed|title=Hamilton Lyster Reed|work= Victoria Cross holders buried in the borough|publisher= Local Studies Library, [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames ]]|date = 18 April 2011|access-date=12 August 2020}}</ref>
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*William Ellsworth Robinson (stage name [[Chung Ling Soo]]), magician<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z"/>
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*[[Douglas Scott (British Army officer)|Douglas Scott]], major general and engineer<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z"/>
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*Sir [[Michael Tighe (general)|Michael Tighe]], lieutenant-general<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z"/>
*[[Ian Walters]], sculptor<ref name="Historical M-Z"/>
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*[[Sir Frederick Wigan, 1st Baronet]], [[High Sheriff of Surrey]].<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z"/> There is a monument to him at [[Southwark Cathedral]].


===Actors and entertainers===
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The cemetery also has a grave containing remains of victims of the [[2002 Bali bombings]].
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* [[Roy Kinnear]] (1934–1988), actor<ref name="Meller"/>
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* Husband and wife [[Fulton Mackay]] (1922–1987), Scottish actor,<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z">{{cite web | url= http://www.richmond.gov.uk/home/services/libraries/branch_libraries/local_studies_collection/people_of_historial_note_buried_in_the_borough_m_to_z.htm|title=People of historical note buried in the borough M to Z | publisher=[[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]] | date= 26 November 2014|access-date=19 July 2016}}</ref> best known for his role as [[Corrections officer|prison officer]] [[Mr Mackay]] in the 1970s television [[situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Porridge (1974 TV series)|Porridge]]'', and [[Sheila Manahan]] (1924–1988), Irish actress,<ref name="Historical M-Z"/> whose film roles were Ann Willingdon in ''[[Seven Days to Noon]]'' (1950),<ref name="Nichols">{{cite book|last1=Nichols|first1=Peter M.|last2=Scott|first2=A. O.|title=The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made|date=21 February 2004|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=9780312326111|page=883|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=55qlWjbs14sC&dq=Seven+Days+to+Noon%2C+Sheila+Manahan&pg=PA883|language=en}}</ref> Esther's mother in ''[[The Story of Esther Costello]]'' (1957),<ref name="Turner">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/watchtcm/movies/91520/Story-of-Esther-Costello-The/|title=Watch TCM The Story of Esther Costello (1957)|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=11 January 2015}}</ref> and Mrs Jenkins in ''[[Only Two Can Play]]'' (1962)<ref name="TV Guide">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/sheila-manahan/174477|title=Sheila Manahan |work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b2302d3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322015753/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b2302d3|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 March 2017|title=Only Two Can Play (1962)|publisher=[[BFI]]|access-date = 25 February 2021}}</ref>
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* Sir [[John Martin-Harvey]] (1863–1944), actor<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z"/>
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* William Ellsworth Robinson (stage name [[Chung Ling Soo]]), magician<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z"/>

===Artists and sculptors===
* [[Rachel de Montmorency|Sir Miles de Montmorency]], painter and art historian<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z"/>
* [[Ian Walters]] (1930–2006), sculptor,<ref name="Historical M-Z"/> whose work included the statue in [[Huddersfield]], [[West Yorkshire]] of Prime Minister [[Harold Wilson]] and a large head of [[Nelson Mandela]], now outside the [[Royal Festival Hall]], London

===Soldiers===
* Sir [[O'Moore Creagh]], general and [[Victoria Cross]] recipient<ref name="Meller"/>
* [[Arthur Donaldson (RAF officer)|Arthur Donaldson]], fighter pilot<ref name="Meller"/>
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* [[William Officer]], major general and army doctor<ref name="Meller"/>
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* [[Hamilton Reed]], major general and VC recipient<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.richmond.gov.uk/hamilton_lyster_reed|title=Hamilton Lyster Reed|work= Victoria Cross holders buried in the borough|publisher= Local Studies Library, [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]] |date = 18 April 2011|access-date=12 August 2020}}</ref>
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* [[Douglas Scott (British Army officer)|Douglas Scott]], major general and engineer<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z"/>
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* Sir [[Michael Tighe (general)|Michael Tighe]], lieutenant-general<ref name="Meller"/><ref name="Historical M-Z"/>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="200px">
<gallery widths="200px">
File:East Sheen Cemetery, The Angel of Death, George William Lancaster Memorial by Sydney March (2).jpg|''The Angel of Death'', George William Lancaster Memorial by Sydney March
File:East Sheen Cemetery 20170927 141733 (49431250467).jpg|Chapel
File:East Sheen Cemetery, The Angel of Death, George William Lancaster Memorial by Sydney March (2).jpg|''The Angel of Death'', George William Lancaster Memorial by Sydney March
File:East Sheen Cemetery, Markham Buxton d1927 memorial.jpg| Markham Buxton memorial
File:East Sheen Cemetery, Markham Buxton d1927 memorial.jpg| Markham Buxton memorial
File:Kinnear.jpg|Grave of actor [[Roy Kinnear]]
File:Kinnear.jpg|Grave of actor [[Roy Kinnear]]
File:Futon Mackay's grave.jpg|Grave of actor [[Fulton Mackay]]
File:Futon Mackay's grave.jpg|Grave of actor [[Fulton Mackay]] and his wife [[Sheila Manahan]]
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File:East Sheen Cemetery, Angel, William Robinson (Chung Ling Soo) grave.jpg|Grave of William Robinson ([[Chung Ling Soo]])
File:Grave containing remains of Bali bombing victims.jpg|Grave containing remains of victims of the [[2002 Bali bombings]]
File:Grave containing remains of Bali bombing victims.jpg|Grave containing remains of victims of the [[2002 Bali bombings]]
File:East Sheen Cemetery 20170927 141733 (49431250467).jpg|Chapel
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File:East Sheen Cemetery, Angel, William Robinson (Chung Ling Soo) grave.jpg|Grave of William Robinson (Chung Ling Soo)
</gallery>
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Barnes Cemetery]]
* [[Barnes Cemetery]]
*[[List of cemeteries in London]]
* [[List of cemeteries in London]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.richmond.gov.uk/richmond_cemetery/ Official website]
* [http://richmond.gov.uk/home/services/what_to_do_when_someone_dies/cemeteries/cemetery_and_chapel_locations/richmond_cemetery/map_of_richmond_and_east_sheen_cemetery.htm Map of Richmond and East Sheen Cemetery]
* [https://www.richmond.gov.uk/map_of_richmond_and_east_sheen_cemetery/ Map of Richmond and East Sheen Cemeteries]
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East Sheen Cemetery
East Sheen Cemetery and chapel
Map
Details
Established1906
Location
East Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, TW10 5BJ
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°27′29″N 0°17′03″W / 51.4580°N 0.2843°W / 51.4580; -0.2843
TypeActive
Owned byRichmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Size16 acres (6.5 hectares)
Websitewww.richmond.gov.uk/east_sheen_cemetery
Find a GraveEast Sheen Cemetery
East Sheen Cemetery Chapel
Fulton Mackay's grave and the cemetery's chapel
Map
History
Founded1906
Founder(s)Barnes Urban District Council
Architecture
Architect(s)Reginald Rowell
Style14th-century style
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated5 March 2015
Reference no.1194022

East Sheen Cemetery, originally known as Barnes Cemetery, is a cemetery on Sheen Road in East Sheen in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England. The cemetery opened in 1906 on what was previously woodland in a rural area of Surrey. Originally, only half the site was given over for burials while the other half was maintained as a nursery before it was converted in the 1930s and the whole site was renamed East Sheen Cemetery. It is today contiguous with Richmond Cemetery, though the original boundary is marked by a hedge. The cemetery's chapel is used for services by both sites, as Richmond Cemetery's chapel is no longer in use as such. The chapel was built in 1906 in the Gothic revival style by local architect Reginald Rowell, who was himself later buried in the cemetery.

Many prominent people are buried in the cemetery, which contains several significant memorials. The most important monument in the cemetery is the memorial to George William Lancaster and his partner (who lived as his wife)[1] by Sydney March — a bronze sculpture of an angel weeping over a stone sarcophagus dating from the 1920s, which is considered to be one of the most important sculptures of its type from the 20th century. Also significant are the memorial to Markham Buxton, a bronze relief on a stone stele by his son Alfred; a miniature walled garden commemorating Edouard Espinosa and his wife Eve Louise Kelland; and several other sculptures, both Christian-themed and secular. The cemetery also contains over 70 war graves, cared for by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

History and setting

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The cemetery, on a 16-acre (6.5-hectare) site, was first opened as Barnes Cemetery in 1905 or 1906, prior to which the area was woodland. The land in the area was historically owned by King George III. Only the northern half of the site was originally for burials, with the southern half used as a nursery. The southern area was converted into a cemetery in the 1930s and the whole site was renamed East Sheen Cemetery.[2]

It was originally administered by the Municipal Borough of Barnes, with the adjacent Richmond Cemetery being administered by the Municipal Borough of Richmond (Surrey). Since 1965, when both boroughs joined the Municipal Borough of Twickenham to form the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, the two cemeteries have been administered by Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council. The entrance to the cemetery is set back from the road along an avenue flanked by trees and behind a pair of brick gate piers; an entrance described at resembling the entrance to a country house. An air-raid shelter was built near the entrance during the Second World War.[3] Although East Sheen and Richmond cemeteries are today contiguous, the original boundary is still clearly visible and is marked by a holly hedge.[2]

The cemetery contains a chapel, available for people of all faiths and beliefs, which is used for services by both East Sheen and Richmond cemeteries as the latter's is no longer in use. It was designed by Reginald Rowell, a local architect who is buried in the cemetery. The chapel, which is listed Grade II by Historic England,[4] was constructed in 1906, but was designed in 13th-century Gothic style with a slender flèche.[3][5][6]

East Sheen Cemetery enjoys protected status as a result of designation as Metropolitan Open Land and (jointly with Richmond Cemetery and Pesthouse Common) as a conservation area.[2]

Memorials

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Lancaster Memorial

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East Sheen Cemetery contains several particularly noticeable memorials, the best-known of which is the Lancaster Memorial, dedicated to George William Lancaster, who died in January 1920, and his partner Louisa Mary, who was not married to Lancaster but took his surname[1][7] and who died in 1922. Originally from the north of England, the Lancasters were industrialists who made their fortune in coal mining. The memorial is described by historian Hugh Meller as "arguably the most dramatic sculpture in any of London's cemeteries", eclipsing all other monuments in the cemetery. The Lancaster Memorial was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1992, and according to Historic England is "considered one of the most significant 20th-century examples of funerary sculpture".[3][8] It consists of a bronze sculpture of an angel mourning over a rectangular sarcophagus, which rests on a coved base and a rectangular plinth, all of which are constructed of Portland stone. The fluidity of the figure and the drooping of the angel's wings over the sarcophagus are singled out by Historic England as particularly memorable features. The angel was sculpted by Sydney March, who was later renowned for the National War Memorial of Canada—also consisting of bronze and stone sculpture. The work is thought to be inspired by funerary sculptures by Leonardo Bistolfi in northern Italy.[3][8]

Buxton Memorial

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Also listed (at Grade II) is the memorial to Markham Buxton (1852–1927), a bronze relief on a stone stele; the memorial was built by Buxton's son, Alfred Buxton, a sculptor who exhibited at the Royal Academy. The stele is of granite construction, topped with five antefixae and standing on a granite base, which bears an inscription. The relief features a woman in classical dress playing a lyre; it is inscribed with the verse "OUR SWEETEST SONGS ARE THOSE WHICH TELL OF SADDEST THOUGHTS". Alfred exhibited a relief by the name of "Chanson Triste" at the Royal Academy in 1927, which is likely to be the same work that features on his father's grave.[9]

War memorial

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The cemetery contains a war memorial to 79 Commonwealth soldiers who died in the two world wars, 71 of whom have individual headstones—33 from the First World War and 38 from the Second World War. The graves are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[10]

Other memorials

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Other significant memorials in the cemetery include a marble sculpture of a soldier commemorating William Rennie O'Mahony (d. 1928), a silver-painted wooden dolphin,a glass circular disc memorial and a sculpture of Jesus as the Good Shepherd and three lambs, and a mosaic of St Francis and Mary Magdalene on an illegible headstone.

Secular memorials include a carving of an aircraft on the grave of Royal Air Force Pilot Officer Denis Power (d. 1931), a maritime-themed memorial on the Hervey grave (1917), and a miniature walled garden commemorating Louise Espinosa and her husband Edouard.[3]

Notable burials

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Notable people buried in East Sheen Cemetery include:

The cemetery also has a grave containing remains of victims of the 2002 Bali bombings.[citation needed]

Actors and entertainers

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Artists and sculptors

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Soldiers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Fowler, Simon (14 January 2022). "Decency and the Angel of Death" (PDF). Richmond and Twickenham Tribune. Vol. 271. p. 6. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "East Sheen Cemetery". London Gardens Online. London Parks & Gardens Trust. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Meller, Hugh; Parsons, Brian (2013). London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer (fourth ed.). Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 9780752496900.
  4. ^ Historic England (5 March 2015). "Cemetery Chapel (/1420524)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  5. ^ "East Sheen Cemetery". Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. ^ Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 471. ISBN 9780300096514.
  7. ^ Barnes, Richard (2016). The Art of Memory: Sculpture in the Cemeteries of London. Frontier Publishing. pp. 172–73.
  8. ^ a b Historic England (5 March 1992). "The Lancaster Monument, East Sheen Cemetery (1239967)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  9. ^ Historic England (5 March 1992). "The Buxton Monument, East Sheen Cemetery (1261261)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  10. ^ "East Sheen Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  11. ^ "People of historical note buried in the borough A to L". London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Clementina Black". Famous Graves. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  13. ^ "2008 Rich List Credits". The Times.
  14. ^ Edirisinghe, Padma (23 September 2007). "Epistemological reflections of the Buddha". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Announcements: Deaths – Chaloner". The Daily Telegraph. October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "People of historical note buried in the borough M to Z". London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  17. ^ Nichols, Peter M.; Scott, A. O. (21 February 2004). The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made. Macmillan. p. 883. ISBN 9780312326111.
  18. ^ "Watch TCM The Story of Esther Costello (1957)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  19. ^ "Sheila Manahan". TV Guide. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Only Two Can Play (1962)". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Hamilton Lyster Reed". Victoria Cross holders buried in the borough. Local Studies Library, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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