Forest Gate Emmanuel churchyard

[smudwhisk]

Just wondering whether anyone knows whether many of the old graves/tombs are still in existence in the churchyard please?  I know the church is still operating but the churchyard has been closed for some time.  Several of my ancestors were buried in there from Plaistow, the last being in 1930 and I suspect there may have been a family plot because the father left over £2k when he died in 1881.

I've a relative attending a funeral in the area on Tuesday and was wondering whether it's worth seeing if they'd take a look.  I don't know how big the graveyard is now or whether it will be open.

I've not tried phoning the church as not sure how helpful they would be.  I've had a look on google but can't find anything much on the graveyard, other than it's a garden now I believe.  Does anyone have any experience visiting it?
 
Thanks

Nicola

[stanmapstone]

If you look on Google Street View there appear to be a number of gravestones still there http://goo.gl/maps/tfc6u and http://goo.gl/maps/DedRs

Stan

[smudwhisk]

Thanks Stan, hadn't thought about using google maps.   Mind you, I doubt somehow that's the full extent of the original churchyard so perhaps not really worth bothering.  Had the same problem with Woodford St Mary, only part of the churchyard there remains.

Thanks for the link.

Nicola

[josey]

I read in the Lost Cousins newsletter about the recent desecration of this graveyard - by Newham council. I don't think [for copyright reasons] I can reproduce the article, which originally came from the newsletter of Friends of Nunhead Cemetery.

[rocala]

Hi, I don't know if your search is still ongoing, but if so, I live very close to the church and would be happy to take a look for you.