Willesden Cemetery is London’s pre-eminent Victorian Jewish cemetery containing 29,800 graves dating back to 1873. It is the only Jewish cemetery on the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. Funerary buildings, the UK’s first national Jewish war memorial and three tombs were listed Grade II by Historic England in 2017.
The stories of people buried at Willesden and histories of the Jewish community will be told through guided walks, talks, films, signage, maps and a website. Visitors will be encouraged to contribute their own family’s stories to the project.