Inventory Site Record

East Ham Jewish Cemetery was established in 1919. Inside the main entrance is a small area of flowering shrubs, and there are pollarded limes along the two main axes, otherwise the whole area is laid out symmetrically with tarmac paths and gravestones set in gravel. There are some traditional classical funerary monuments. In the centre is a white painted brick prayer hall with cloister /colonnades designed by H W Ford, 1924, which is described by Meller as 'architecturally more suited to a Mediterranean seaside resort than a cemetery'. Next to the prayer hall is a hedged war memorial of gravestones set in grass. Those buried in the cemetery include the founder of the London Jewish Hospital, Isidore Berliner (d. 1925), and Solomon Mendeloff (c.1970) who as Ted 'Kid' Lewis was the world welter-weight boxing champion in 1915.

Site location:

Marlow Road off Sandford Road, East Ham

Postcode:

E6 3QG

What 3 Words:

send.shells.sailor

Type of site:

Cemetery

Borough:

Newham

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

Mon-Thurs & Sun: 9am-5pm (summer); 9am-4pm (winter); Friday: 9am-4pm (summer), 9am-3pm (winter). Closed Sats, Jewish Holidays

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Toilets

Events:

Public transport:

Tube: East Ham (District) then bus. DLR: Beckton then bus. Bus: 300, 104.

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Research updated:

01/02/2006

Last minor changes:

19/07/2023

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Sources consulted:

Hugh Meller & Brian Parsons, 'London Cemeteries, An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer', 4th edition (The History Press, 2008)

Grid ref:

TQ423825 (542350,182550)

Size in hectares:

Site ownership:

The United Synagogue

Site management:

The United Synagogue

Date(s):

1919

Designer(s):

Listed structures:

None

On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens:

No

Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:

No

Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:

No

Local Authority Data

The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.

On Local List:

No

In Conservation Area:

No

Tree Preservation Order:

No

Nature Conservation Area:

No

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

None