North Sheen Cemetery is a cemetery in

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in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (historically in

North Sheen North Sheen is an area of London, England in the former Municipal Borough of Richmond (Surrey).North Sheen was one of six wards in the Municipal Borough of Richmond (Surrey). It was incorporated into Kew in 1965 when the London Borough of Richm ...

, Surrey). It is managed by

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North Sheen Cemetery Chapel, stained glass window (6)

The cemetery, which adjoins Mortlake Road (the A205 or South Circular Road) and Lower Richmond Road (the

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), opened in 1909 and is still in use. It is also known as Fulham New Cemetery as it provided burials for the then

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when the old Fulham Cemetery on Fulham Palace Road was full. It has a

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layout of paths and had a temporary

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, which was replaced by a small red brick chapel in 1931. The chapel is in the gothic style, designed by Arthur Holden, Fulham Borough Surveyor & Engineer, with stained glass by Antoine Acket (1918–1981) added in 1953. The cemetery includes 110 identified graves of Commonwealth service personnel in the

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and the

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and a memorial garden.

Notable burials

* Antoni Cwojdziński (1896–1972), Polish writer *

Gwyneth Dunwoody Gwyneth Patricia Dunwoody (née Phillips; 12 December 1930 – 17 April 2008) was a British Labour Party politician, who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Exeter from 1966 to 1970, and then for Crewe (later Crewe and Nantwich) from February ...

(née Phillips; 1930–2008), British Labour Party politician and the longest ever serving female MP in the UK Parliament * Ferdynand Goetl (1890–1960), Polish writer and political activist who was forced to leave Poland after

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due to his involvement in the German investigation of the

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; he died in exile in

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. * Mateusz Grabowski (1904–1976), Polish pharmacist, owner of the notable

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in London's

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and philanthropist who donated his majolica collection of pharmaceutical vessels to the Kraków Pharmaceutical Museum and his art collection to the Museum of Art in Łódź and the

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. * Tadeusz Grodyński (1888–1958), Polish economist *

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(1885–1975), Polish economist and politician. He was a member of the People's Party; and, during World War II held several senior posts in the Polish Government in Exile, as well as Polish ambassador to the Soviet Union and to Italy. In 1947, in the wake of the communist takeover of Poland, he became a political refugee, living in France and later in the United Kingdom, where he was the leader of the People's Party in exile. * Herminia Naglerowa (1890–1957), Polish writer * Witold Narbutt (1900–1957), Polish engineer * Aleksandra Piłsudska (1882–1963), Polish political activist who was married to Polish leader

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. She and her daughters fled to London after the

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in September 1939. *

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(1888–1960), Polish political adviser. He was a founder of the

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that would lead to the founding of the

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and also founded the

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, an annual conference established in 1954 to foster dialogue between Europe and North America. * Tony Smith GC (1894–1964),

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, who was awarded the George Cross for rescuing people from a bomb-damaged building in London in 1944. He was initially buried in an unmarked grave. In 1999 a new stone was dedicated by arrangement of the Royal Marines Association and supported by the

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, the Royal Marines Historical Societies and representatives from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. *

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(1929–2016), British socialite, stepmother of Diana, Princess of Wales * Wiesław Strzałkowski (1909–1988), Polish poet * Charles Wells (1841–1922), British gambler and fraudster who, famously, broke the bank at Monte Carlo * Adam Żółtowski (1881–1958), Polish linguist * Henry Chaney(1882 – 1919) a British

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and inventor of the first practical

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The National Archives (UK): North Sheen cemetery. Laying out additional land
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Notable burials

See also

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