CEMETERY
The village cemetery occupies land north of Church Street to Deer Park, and is reached by a wicket gate in Church Street, across the road from Church Lane. In 1884 The Parochial Church Council took out a loan to purchase a new burial ground because the churchyard at St Peter's Parish Church, Henfield had become full. The southern part of the cemetery opened in 1885 and in 1894 the first Henfield Parish Council was elected. The Council took over the administration of the cemetery, and has continued to do so since that time.
Many famous people have lived in Henfield through the ages, and in modern times have been buried in the new cemetery. These include Prince Littler, the theatre impresario, and Judge Block who famously sentenced Mick Jagger for a drugs offence. Also in the cemetery is Arthur Reed Ropes, better known under his pseudonym Adrian Ross, who was a lyricist for the British stage from the 1890s to the 1930s.
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Cemetery: The cemetery - a view in 2007.
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Cemetery: This photo shows the gate that leads into the cemetery from Church Street.
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Cemetery 1: The cemetery in November 2016
Cemetery 2: And again in November 2016.
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Cemetery: This photo from early March 2017 shows a view from the west side of the cemetery, on the opposite side from the main path.
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Cemetery memorial wall: The memorial wall and its memorial plaques, taken in early September 2019.
Many famous people have lived in Henfield through the ages, and in modern times have been buried in the new cemetery. These include Prince Littler, the theatre impresario, and Judge Block who famously sentenced Mick Jagger for a drugs offence. Also in the cemetery is Arthur Reed Ropes, better known under his pseudonym Adrian Ross, who was a lyricist for the British stage from the 1890s to the 1930s.
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Cemetery: The cemetery - a view in 2007.
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Cemetery: This photo shows the gate that leads into the cemetery from Church Street.
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Cemetery 1: The cemetery in November 2016
Cemetery 2: And again in November 2016.
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Cemetery: This photo from early March 2017 shows a view from the west side of the cemetery, on the opposite side from the main path.
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Cemetery memorial wall: The memorial wall and its memorial plaques, taken in early September 2019.
