West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium
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Cemetery in London, England
West Norwood Cemetery is a 40-acre rural cemetery in West Norwood in London, England. It was also known as the South Metropolitan Cemetery.
Address: Norwood Rd, Norwood, London SE27 9JU, United Kingdom
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 4 PM
Phone: +44 20 7926 7999
Mar 10, 2021 · The West Norwood Catacombs is a network of subterranean vaults and passages for the burial of human remains beneath West Norwood Cemetery, ...
Its grounds are a mixture of historic monumental cemetery and modern lawn cemetery, but it also has catacombs, cremation plots and a columbarium for cinerary ...
Nov 13, 2011 · The catacombs are laid out in six narrow vaulted passages, either side of the main vault, each with seven bays. Some bays contain gated vaults ...
Mar 12, 2021 · What lies beneath: Eerie pictures show generations of coffins lying in the dusty catacombs underneath West Norwood Cemetery.
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Next to the Crematorium at West Norwood Cemetery, beneath the bombed out Dissenters' chapel now covered in unsightly scaffolding, are the catacombs.
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One of the lesser known seven but a great place to walk and take in the history of souls now past. There are many modern graves alongside the ancient which ...
One of London's 'Magnificent Seven' cemeteries, West Norwood Cemetery has the privilege of historic monuments, catacombs, cremation plots and a columbarium.
One of the first large commercial, inter-denominational cemeteries in London, it opened in 1837. It was designed by William Tite, who planned the Episcopal ( ...
The West Norwood Catacombs are a unique and atmospheric location. They lie under the cemetery and crematorium, and are full of original and historical ...