Holly Road Garden of Rest
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Holly Road Garden of Rest is a former cemetery in Twickenham now converted into a garden in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Originally a burial ground it was converted into a garden in 1953.[1][2]
It was established in 1782 as a burial ground for St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham, but by 1835 was almost full and was closed in 1868, although some later burials took place. In 1930 a record was made of the inscriptions on the 196 tombstones and monuments recording about 450 names.[1][3]
The headstones have been moved against the outside walls with a play area for younger children. The garden was restored and re-planned in 1991 with a plaque installed. The iron railings were restored in 1995. In 2013 new benches and tables were added with a new ornate gate.[2]
- Robert Burt (1757–1791) Vicar of Twickenham, who married George IV to Mrs Fitzherbert in 1785.
- James Durand (d 1766) was a British Army officer.[4][5]
- Sir William Howe (1729–1814) and his wife Frances, daughter of Lady Anne Connolly, of Twickenham is buried beside him. He was a professional soldier who was Commander-in-Chief of the British Army during the first part of the American War of Independence.[6]
- Edward Ironside (1736–1803), historian of Twickenham, and his wife.[7]
- Charles Morton FRS (1716–1799), a medical doctor and librarian who became the principal librarian of the British Museum.[8]
- Isaac Swainson (1746–1812) who lived at Heath Lane Lodge where he established a botanic garden; Swainsona was named after him. He practised as a physician in Frith Street, Soho, where he sold "Velnos' Vegetable Syrup", a herbal remedy for venereal disease and other ailments.[9]
- Thomas Twining (1776–1861) and other members of the Twining family.[10][11]
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