Willesden Jewish Cemetery
| Willesden Jewish Cemetery | |
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The cemetery's prayer hall, designed by Nathan Solomon Joseph | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1873 |
| Location | Beaconsfield Road, Willesden (London Borough of Brent), London NW10 2JE |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Type | Orthodox Jewish |
| Style | Victorian; English Gothic |
| Owned by | United Synagogue Burial Society |
| Size | about 8.5 hectares |
| No. of graves | 29,800 |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Willesden Jewish Cemetery |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Willesden Jewish Cemetery (United Synagogue Cemetery) |
| Designated | 4 September 2017 |
| Reference no. | 1449184 |
| Formation | 2015 |
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| Legal status | Registered charity |
| Purpose | To preserve the heritage of, increase accessibility to and increase biodiversity at Willesden Jewish Cemetery. |
| Headquarters | Willesden Jewish Cemetery |
Head of Heritage | Miriam Marson |
Parent organization | United Synagogue |
| Website | www |
The Willesden United Synagogue Cemetery, usually known as Willesden Jewish Cemetery, is a Jewish cemetery at Beaconsfield Road, Willesden, in the London Borough of Brent, England. It opened in 1873 on a 20-acre (0.08 km2) site. It has been described as the "Rolls-Royce" of London's Jewish cemeteries and is designated Grade II on Historic England's Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The cemetery, which has 29,800 graves, has many significant memorials and monuments. Four of them are listed at Grade II. They include the tomb of Rosalind Franklin, who was a co-discoverer of the structure of DNA.
In 2015, the United Synagogue, which owns and manages the cemetery, was awarded a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to restore some key features of the cemetery and to create a visitor centre, a permanent exhibition and a web-based education project. The cemetery's heritage project, House of Life, officially opened up the cemetery to visitors on 7 September 2020: it has a programme of public outreach events that have included walking tours, an online literary festival ("Life Lines") and an exhibition at Willesden Library.