Drake Memorial Park

read moreThe founders of Drake Memorial Park intended to create a new type of burial ground for the residents of Plymouth and its surrounding area. One of the first fully-lawned cemeteries in the country, work started on setting out its first five acres in November 1941 under the supervision of Mr L Alexander, who had experience of this type of cemetery in America and Canada. The Park opened in February 1943 under its first general manager Mr F J Alexander. As a family-run concern currently in its third generation, we are able to take a long-term view of the Park's management and development while also taking account of the views of current owners of burial rights.

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