[2] Several notable British Jews, including members of the Sassoon family, are buried at the cemetery, which also has a Grade II listed war memorial.

[3] The cemetery's prayer hall, in Queen Anne Revival architectural style, was designed by Ernest Joseph and erected in the 1920s; it was extended in 1963.

Historic England describe it as "one of very few freestanding First World War memorials which specifically commemorate Jewish service personnel".

A plaque was added later to commemorate those who died in the Second World War.

[3] Notable people buried at the cemetery include: The cemetery contains the Commonwealth war graves of a World War I Royal Flying Corps officer and, from World War II, a Royal Navy officer, two soldiers and an officer of the British Army and an airman and two officers of the Royal Air Force.