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The map shows Fulham Common Fields where Fulham Cemetery is today. The West London Cemetery, what is today Brompton Cemetery, was laid out in 1837. Other interesting details include Colehill House (aka Colehill Villa), Dorset Cottage, Crabtree farm, Craven Cottage, and the Greyhound public house at the corner of Greyhound Lane. Lillie Road is still called Crown Lane.

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This map is low on detail, but it shows clusters of houses around the villages of Hammersmith, Fulham, Parsons Green, and Walham Green (today Fulham Broadway). West London Cemetery is also shown.

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Map of London published by Benjamin Rees Davies for the Post Office Directory. It shows Fulham Common Fields where Fulham Cemetery is today, and the market gardens north of Lillie Road (here still named Crown Lane).

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The area that will be occupied by the cemetery in a year's time is still completely blank, but the map is worthwhile for the level of detail of the surrounding cottages and especially the Hammersmith area, in very high resolution.

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The Ordnance Survey map of London in 1865 shows Fulham Cemetery in its original size before the extensions of 1874 and 1880, with both Episcopal and Dissenters' chapels. Lillie Road is still called Crown Road. The Crabtree, Dorset, and Rosebank farms are shown in great detail.

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This map shows Fulham Cemetery soon after its opening in its original size. Details of the surrounding farms and cottages are also shown. Fuham Recreation Ground (Lillie Rec) does not yet exist, it opened in 1892.

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This map also shows Fulham Cemetery in its original size, before the extension of 1874. All the cemetery paths are shown as tree-lined avenues, although it's unclear if this reflected the reality or just illustration.

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The extension to Munster Road in 1874 and the east lodge is shown. This is before the southward extension (1880) and the construction of the mortuaries.

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The Ordnance Survey map of London in 1897 shows the extension to Munster Road (1874) with a lodge by the gate and two mortuaries, as well as the southward extension (1880). The layout of the paths matches that of the present day. Fulham Recreation Ground (Lillie Rec) is shown, opened in 1892. Lillie Road now has its present-day name.

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This map also includes Hammersmith Cemetery (now Margravine Cemetery) which was opened in 1869.

This map does not show much detail of the cemetery, but the staggering transformation of Fulham from farmland to dense residential streets over the preceding 20 years is evident. Gone is Crabtree Farm, the last farm in use (until 1910). Gone is the Munster Road Nursery. You can see Fulham Cross school, built in 1908, and the Lillie Rec bandstand. 

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This map from 1915 shows the cemetery layout in good detail, with both chapels, both mortuaries, and both lodges.

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