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Marsh Street Congregational Churchyard

Memorials	:	47
Location	:	Walthamstow, London Borough of Waltham Forest, England
Description	:	The burial ground for the Marsh Street Congregational Church, established in 1787, was found behind what is now the block shops at 106 Walthamstow High Street, immediately east of Iceland. In February 1962, the Walthamstow Council agreed in principle to take over the disused burial ground at the rear of the (third) church and develop it as a public garden. It was envisaged that the grave stones would be moved to the periphery. In 1967 the London Borough of Waltham Forest Council agreed to take over the burial ground under the Open Spaces Act, 1906 and lay it out for... Read More	The burial ground for the Marsh Street Congregational Church, established in 1787, was found behind what is now the block shops at 106 Walthamstow High Street, immediately east of Iceland. In February 1962, the Walthamstow Council agreed in principle to take over the disused burial ground at the rear of the (third) church and develop it as a public garden. It was envisaged that the grave stones would be moved to the periphery. In 1967 the London Borough of Waltham Forest Council agreed to take over the burial ground under the Open Spaces Act, 1906 and lay it out for public use. This had yet to take place when the ground was surveyed on 17th April 1968 by members of the Walthamstow Antiquarian Society. Little happened until the late 1970s when the Council decided to clear the burial ground and sell it for development. In late 1980 the Council decided that this matter was urgent as a developer was interested in the land and instructed the Necropolis Company to clear the burial ground and reinter the remains at Chingford Mount Cemetery. The exhumation and reburial of remains took place from 30th September to 15th October 1980. 144 adults and 39 children were exhumed from 111 graves and reburied in Chingford Mount Cemetery. 22 were in lead coffins. Although the Town and Country Planning Regulations promoted retention of grave stones and erecting them over the new grave, they were broken up and buried in the same plot. The remains were buried in grave CR48250 in section C5 of the cemetery. The area, the size of fifteen normal grave plots, is marked on the eastern side by a simple memorial which says "Exhumed Remains from disused burial ground E17 October 1980". A service of re-interment took place on 11th December conducted by the Mayor's Chaplain, Revd Eric Ford, and assisted my Revd Charles Masheder (curate of Ss Peter & Paul) and Revd Stanley Pipet (Methodist).

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