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5 days ago · A burial board formed in 1866 opened Willesden cemetery and two mortuaries in 1868 on 5 a. next to St. Mary's churchyard. The board bought 26 a. in 1888 to form Willesden New Cemetery, opened in 1893, with Anglican and nonconformist chapels and a central tower in an elaborate Gothic style.
5 days ago · The U.D.C. was at first dominated by a few individuals like Charles Pinkham, a developer who was elected to the local board in 1888, became chairman of the U.D.C. for the fifth time in 1918, and was Unionist M.P. for West Willesden 1919-22.
4 days ago · The rectory belonged to the dean and chapter of St. Paul's, London. A vicarage was first mentioned in 1249-50 as having all the altar dues, a house and garden next the church, and some land.
3 days ago · The only Jewish cemetery Registered as a Park and Garden of Special Historic Interest, Willesden is a remarkable survival, telling the stories of the first ethnic minority to settle in Britain in modern times. Walks will start at the Heritage Centre and last roughly 75 minutes.
5 days ago · Hosted by Willesden Jewish Cemetery. Date: June 4, 2024. Start time: 2:00 p.m. (Greenwich Mean Time) End time: 4:00 p.m. (Greenwich Mean Time) Status: Forthcoming.
1 day ago · Leonhard Euler (/ ˈ ɔɪ l ər / OY-lər, German: [ˈleːɔnhaʁt ˈʔɔʏlɐ] ⓘ, Swiss Standard German: [ˈleːɔnhart ˈɔʏlər]; 15 April 1707 – 18 September 1783) was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, geographer, logician, and engineer who founded the studies of graph theory and topology and made pioneering and influential discoveries in many other branches of mathematics ...
4 days ago · Area: 20 m². Year: 2023. Photographs: Adrià Goula. Lead Architects: Frans Masana Castanys. More Specs. Text description provided by the architects. The circle is a reference to divinity ...