West Norwood Cemetery
Historic site · West Norwood, England
West Norwood Cemetery is registered as a Grade II park and garden, NHLE 1000851, under the name West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium. Lambeth holds eight registered parks and gardens: seven at Grade II and this one at Grade II. The Friends of West Norwood Cemetery describe it as 40 green acres and give the address as Visitor Centre, West Norwood Cemetery, Norwood Road, London SE27 9JU. No source states its opening hours, so none are given here.
History
The cemetery holds a dense cluster of separately listed monuments, at least ten of them Grade II, among them the Mausoleum of Sir Henry Tate, NHLE 1065025, the Tomb of Doctor Gideon Mantell, NHLE 1106387, the Tomb of John Britton, NHLE 1106239, and the Tomb of Alexander Berens, NHLE 1065022. The Greek Orthodox burial ground within it has its own Grade II structures, the Augustus Ralli mortuary chapel, NHLE 1064989, and the mausoleum of J P Ralli, NHLE 1357927. The Friends name burials including Mrs Beeton, Charles Spurgeon, Sir Henry Tate, Dr William Marsden and Sir Henry Doulton. West Norwood station is 152 metres away and Tulse Hill 1,009 metres.
Visit
West Norwood Cemetery, Norwood Road, West Norwood, London SE27 9JU