Site details:
| Brompton Cemetery |
Kensington & Chelsea |
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Brompton Cemetery was built for the West London and Westminster Cemetery Company, founded in 1836, on a site purchased from Lord Kensington and the Equitable Gas Company. The new cemetery opened in 1840, designed by Benjamin Baud; the grounds were laid out by landscape gardener Isaac Finnemore with advice from J C Loudon, Messrs Veitch supplying plants. The full extent of Baud's designs were not carried out but by 1847 the buildings included the Chapel with arcades and catacombs. Baud's design had avenues running north-west and south-east from the entrance on Old Brompton Road and these retain their dominant planting of limes; other trees include scattered mature weeping silver lime, holly, Holm oak, cedar of Lebanon and yew. In 1850 the Metropolitan Interments Act enabled the Board of Health to purchase the cemetery for a fraction of the price asked by the Company. Many notable people are buried here. |
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| Previous / Other name: |
West London and Westminster Cemetery |
| Site location: |
Old Brompton Road, Fulham Road |
| Postcode: |
SW10 9UG |
| Type of site: |
Cemetery |
| Date(s): |
1836-40 |
| Designer(s): |
Benjamin B Baud; landscaping Isaac Finnemore with J C Loudon consulted on planting |
| Listed structures: |
LBII*: C of E Chapel and four Arcades; entrance gates and screen on Old Brompton Road. LBII: Ironwork piers, gates and screen on Fulham Road; Tomb of John Jackson, Chest tomb of Fredrick R Leyland, Tomb of Emmeline Pankhurst, Chest Tomb of Valentine Cameron Prinsep, Tomb of George Godwin, Guards Memorial N-W of Circle No 4, Tomb of Ft Sub-Lt Reginald Warneford |
| Borough: |
Kensington & Chelsea |
| Site ownership: |
Royal Parks Agency |
| Site management: |
Royal Parks Agency. Friends of Brompton Cemetery |
| Open to public? |
Yes |
| Opening times: |
8am-4pm (Jan, Nov, Dec) / -5pm (Feb, Oct) / -6pm (March, late Sept) /-7pm (April, early Sept)/-8pm (May-August) |
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| Facilities: |
Burial record search available for small fee |
| Events: |
Guided walks; Annual Open Day (July); guided tours and lectures by arrangement. Has opened for OGSW |
| Public transport: |
Tube: West Brompton (District). Bus: 14, 31, 74, 190. 211, C1, C3 |
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The information shown above was correct at the time of the last update 01/02/2010
Please check with the site owner or manager for latest news. www.royalparks.org.uk
