Cemetery

Woking's Muslim Burial Ground is a unique Grade II listed site tucked away on the south east corner of Horsell Common. Bounded by ornate brick walls it has a domed archway entrance reflecting the design of Woking's Shah Jahan Mosque. It was built during the First World War as the only designated place of burial for Muslim soldiers who had died at the temporary Indian Army Hospital in Brighton Pavilion. The bodies of 19 Muslim were taken from Brighton to the burial ground but with subsequent Muslim burials taking place at Brookwood Cemetery the Horsell site fell out of use. During the 1960s the site was vandalised and the bodies were removed to the Military Cemetery section at Brookwood.