- 1838 - An act of parliament was passed to establish a cemetery in Gravesend
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1884 - The cemetery expanded onto a strip of neighbouring land
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1905 - Gravesend Borough Council bought the cemetery, Victoria House and a triangular piece of neighbouring land
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1925 - The cemetery expanded into the extra land 1926 - The extra land was consecrated
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1930 - Expansion into land formally owned by Dashwood House, consecrated in 1931
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1943 - Neighbouring properties sold their land to Gravesend Council for further growth
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1950’s - Eight acres of land were bought from Northfleet Council.
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1997 - The latest area to be added