St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green

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St Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Kensal Green, London, was established in 1858 on Harrow Road. It covers 29 acres and is the resting place for over 165,000 Roman Catholics. The site has its own Catholic chapel and is open year‑round for visitors. It sits next to Kensal Green Cemetery.

War memorials and graves
- A Cross of Sacrifice honors British, Irish, French, Czechoslovak and Canadian servicemen.
- A Screen Wall memorial lists Commonwealth graves that could not be marked by headstones.
- A Belgian WWI memorial remembers soldiers who died after evacuations to England.
- 208 Commonwealth graves from World War I and 107 from World War II.
- Foreign graves include Belgians and Germans from WWI, and Czechoslovaks and Poles from WWII.
- Many Irish migrants from the Great Famine era are buried here.

Notable burials
- Peter Ashmun Ames, British spy
- Sir John Barbirolli, conductor
- Marcus Garvey, activist

Facilities and records
- The cemetery has a chapel used for funerals and memorial services.
- Computerized burial records from 1858 to date are available at the office.

Visiting and office hours
- The cemetery is open every day of the year. Typical visiting hours are about 8am–5pm Monday to Saturday and 9am–5pm on Sundays (winter hours may vary).
- The cemetery office (for records) is usually open Monday to Friday, roughly 9am–3pm, with summer hours shifting and holidays affecting times. Christmas Day and Boxing Day have shorter hours (about 9am–1pm).