Site details:
| St Pancras Gardens |
Camden |
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St Pancras Gardens with the old church, July 2002. Photo: S Williams
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This was once part of the burial ground of St Pancras Old Church, which remains adjacent to the public garden. The churchyard was enlarged in 1727 and again in 1792, and St Giles-in-the-Fields burial ground opened in 1802 to the north. Churchyard and burial ground were closed for burials by 1855, St Giles and part of St Pancras grounds later encroached and partly destroyed by railway construction from 1863, the clearance of tombs and bodies causing much outcry. St Pancras Vestry acquired the remaining land in 1875 and St Pancras Gardens were opened in 1877 when Baroness Burdett-Coutts laid the foundation stone of her memorial fountain and sundial. The gardens were laid out in their present form in 1890-91, and have a geometric layout with paths, mature trees, grass and rose garden, with some monuments remaining. Numerous important people were buried here, including Sir John Soane's family, the composer Johann Christian Bach buried in a pauper's grave in 1782. |
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| Previous / Other name: |
Burial grounds of St Pancras and of St Giles-in-the-Field |
| Site location: |
Pancras Road |
| Postcode: |
NW1 1UH |
| Type of site: |
Public Gardens |
| Date(s): |
(medieval churchyard); 1877; 1891 |
| Designer(s): |
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| Listed structures: |
LBI: Tomb of Sir John Soane, wife & son. LBII*: St Pancras Old Church. LBII: Gates & railings on Pancras Road frontage, Burdett-Coutts Fountain and Sundial, Drinking fountain, Tombs of Mary Basnett, Thomas Flaxman, William Godwin and wives, Mid C18th Chest tomb, Chest tomb c1820, Tomb of Sir Thomas Webb, Tomb of Abraham Woodhead |
| Borough: |
Camden |
| Site ownership: |
Church, leased to LB Camden |
| Site management: |
LB Camden Parks & Open Spaces |
| Open to public? |
Yes |
| Opening times: |
7am - dusk |
| Special conditions: |
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| Facilities: |
Playground |
| Events: |
Events in church, which has opened for London Open House |
| Public transport: |
Rail: King's Cross. Tube: Mornington Crescent (Northern), King's Cross (Northern, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City; Circle, Victoria, Piccadilly). Bus: 46. 214. |
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The information shown above was correct at the time of the last update 01/07/2002
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