Description
Tottenham Park Cemetery is a small private burial ground dating from 1912, which was originally established as a paupers' cemetery. A central drive lined with trees leads to the original brick Gothic chapel, since disused. It remains privately owned and is now particularly used for Muslim burials.The Friends of Tottenham Park Cemetery was set up in the early 1990s and has undertaken conservation works including a series of stepped wooden trellises with associated planting and seats.
Practical Information
| Site location | Dodsley Place, off Montagu Road, Edmonton |
|---|---|
| Postcode | N18 2NF |
| What3Words | ///orange.tapes.held |
| Type of Site | Cemetery |
| Borough | Enfield |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | but no information as to times of opening |
| Facilities | Toilets (but locked) |
| Public Transport | Rail: Edmonton Green. Bus: 192, 363 |
| Research Updated | 1 April 2006 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
Tottenham Park Cemetery is a small private burial ground dating from 1912 and adjacent to the older Edmonton Federation Cemetery (q.v.). It was opened by Tottenham Park Cemetery Company and remains in private ownership, now run by Badgehurst Environmental Holdings, who also own Woodgrange Cemetery (q.v.). It has a dense layout of graves on earth without grass. A central drive lined with lime trees leads to the small brick Gothic chapel, which is now disused and derelict. It is similar in style to the chapels of Surbiton Cemetery and Streatham Cemetery and South London Crematorium (q.v.), which were designed by architect John Bannen. Ugly fencing forms part of the boundary with Edmonton Federation Cemetery, along which is an avenue of trees. The entrance onto Montagu Road is now blocked by mid to late C20th flats. The cemetery was originally a paupers' cemetery. An area near the cross belongs to the church and is for the parishioners. The cemetery has in recent years been used for Muslim burials and according to Meller "the atmosphere is positively Asiatic on a sunny day ... unique in London'.
The Friends of Tottenham Park Cemetery was set up in the early 1990s and now undertake maintaince work, which has included a series of stepped wooden trellises with associated planting and seats to the right of the path leading towards the chapel. It has since been designated a Conservation Area.
The Friends of Tottenham Park Cemetery was set up in the early 1990s and now undertake maintaince work, which has included a series of stepped wooden trellises with associated planting and seats to the right of the path leading towards the chapel. It has since been designated a Conservation Area.
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ350932 |
|---|---|
| Size in hectares | 2.4 |
| Site Ownership | Badgehurst Environmental Holdings |
| Site Management | Badgehurst; Friends of Tottenham Park Cemetery |
| Dates | 1912 |
| On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens | No |
| Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965 | No |
| Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931 | No |
| Local Authority | Enfield |
| In Conservation Area | Yes |
| Conservation Area Name | Montagu Road Cemeteries |
| Tree Preservation Order | Not known |
| Nature Conservation Area | No |
| Green Belt | No |
| Metropolitan Open Land | No |
| Special Policy Area | No |
| Other LA Designation | Urban Green Space. Included in Local Register of Historic Parks and Gardens |
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Edmonton Federation Cemetery was set up in 1889 by the Federation of Synagogues Burial Society on land donated for the purpose by Samuel Montagu, banker, philanthropist and MP, who was a key instigator in establishing the Federation in 1887. Previously called Jeremys Green Lane, Montagu Road was renamed after him. The Federation Cemetery is the largest of the three cemeteries that abut each other here, and is largely devoid of planting. Many prominent rabbis are buried in the western section, including Rabbi Eliezer Gordon from Telz (d.1910); thousands of people attended the addresses in the East End prior to his burial.
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