West Norwood Cemetery
West Norwood Cemetery (dt. Cemetery West Norwood ) - also known as South Metropolitan Cemetery - is a 16-hectare, originating from the 19th century cemetery in London , England . It is located in West Norwood in the London Borough of Lambeth . The cemetery is one of the Magnificent Seven , a series of cemeteries established as a result of a Parliament Act of 1832. The cemetery was consecrated in 1837. By 2000, 164,000 burials had been carried out in 42,000 graves and 34,000 cremations in the cemetery. Numerous burials also took place in the catacombs of the cemetery. The River Effra runs under the cemetery.
history
In 1830, the editor of The Penny Magazine filed a successful petition - concerning the untenable conditions in the cemeteries and churchyards in London - with Parliament. As a result, various laws were passed, which prohibited burials in the churchyards and allowed the establishment of new commercial cemeteries. The first of these cemeteries was Kensal Green Cemetery in 1832 , which was established and operated by the General Cemetery Company. As the second of the Magnificent Seven, West Norwood Cemetery was built from 1836 on the grounds of Lord Thurlow's estate in what was then Lower Norwood. The buyer and operator of the new cemetery was the South Metropolitan Cemetery Company, founded for this purpose.
The new cemetery was consecrated on December 7, 1837 by the Bishop of Winchester, to whose diocese the cemetery remained until 1877 before it was transferred to the Diocese of Rochester and finally in 1905 to Southwark. The first burials took place shortly after the consecration. The architect and director of the cemetery William Tite designed the landscape and some monuments. The cemetery was the first in the United Kingdom to be built in the neo-Gothic style. Today the cemetery is closed to new burials as the burial places are full. Only the crematorium is still used today.
See also
Web links
- Victorian London Cemeteries
- Lambeth cemeteries
- Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
- National Federation of Cemetery Friends
- West Norwood Cemetery Catacombs
- Association of Significant Cemeteries in Europe
- Collection of photos possibly page under renovation.
- Hansard December 2000 Description of the cemetery for Parliament by the Friends of the Cemetery.
- Information and photos from West Norwood Cemetery, including 2007 Open Cemetery Day.
- English Heritage Survey of London: volume 26 West Norwood including paintings by Dodd, Tate, Gilbart & Ralli mausolea
Coordinates: 51 ° 25 '59 " N , 0 ° 5' 53" W.