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Photos of Fulham Cemetery from before the 21st century are hard to find. We have created this page to collect them. Please contact us if you have more photos to share!
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1897
1906
1976, 1978
1897
1897
From Fulham Old & New • Charles James Fèret, 1900 (vol.iii pp.40-41) • Read online at the Wellcome Collection
(Above) The Principal Entrance, Fulham Cemetery. From a photograph by Mr. J. Dugdale, 1897
(Right) A corner of Fulham Cemetery. Mr. J. Dugdale, 1897
Church of England Chapel, From a photograph by Mr. H. Ambridge.
The Principal Avenue, Fulham Cemetery. From a photograph by Mr. J. Dugdale, 1897
1906
1906
Photo kindly supplied by family member John Everett.
Grave of Horace George Mills, known as “Georgie” (see Findagrave). The grave is in section 6C in the southeast of the cemetery (map), and we are looking east towards the back of the newly built Bronsart Road terraces. No trees are visible.
The photo was taken not long after the burial in 1906, and shows the Victorian headstones still in a pristine state. Most of these graves were removed in the 1950s, including all the ones in this photo, as far as I could determine.
Here is a recent photo of sections 6B and 6C, looking in the same direction:
1976, 1978
1976, 1978
Stills from the TV series 'The Sweeney'
Popular 1970s TV series The Sweeney featured Fulham Cemetery in the episodes "Sweet Smell of Succession" (first broadcast on 8 November 1976) and "Victims" (14 December 1978), as shown in this YouTube video covering filming locations in West Brompton and Fulham by a self-described "Sweeneyologist". (The video also includes scenes filmed in Margravine Cemetery.)
Thanks to a participant in our Fulham Society walk on 12 April 2025 for the tip!
The video clips show many graves and trees that have since disappeared. The Sweet Smell of Succession scene at 4:04 shows the pink cherry tree avenue looking north. In the 1970s the path is still densely lined with trees, and there is a long-disappeared bench to the right side. It's the same approximate view as this photo from 2025. Today only about 4 of those trees are left.
The scene at 2:56 shows great detail of the graves in Section 5, the northwest corner of the cemetery. The same area is shown in scene at 4:20, from the 1978 episode Victims, with Fulham Palace Road in the background.
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