Inventory Site Record

Harrow Cemetery was founded by Harrow Burial Board in 1887 and consecrated in 1888. The cemetery has a small one-storey red-brick chapel but the entrance lodge, described as in 'Norman Shaw style', was demolished in 1985. At the entrance are wooden gates and piers, leading to a straight axial drive with lawns on either side. Cemetery planting includes a couple of araucaria, flowering cherries, holly and yew, and four London planes along the road boundary and the southern part has formal flower beds with some exotic shrubs.

Site location:

Pinner Road

Postcode:

HA1 4JA

What 3 Words:

sparks.photo.spice

Type of site:

Cemetery

Borough:

Harrow

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

Nov/Dec: 9am - 4.30pm; Jan-Mar/Oct: 9am - 5.30pm; April/Sept: 9am - 7pm; May-August: 9am - 8pm.

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Events:

Public transport:

Tube/Rail: Harrow on the Hill (Metropolitan). Bus: 183, 350

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Research updated:

01/12/2011

Last minor changes:

19/07/2023

Please check with the site owner or manager for latest news. www.harrow.gov.uk

Although family plots are still in use it is no longer used for burials, having been superseded by Harrow Weald Cemetery and Pinner New Cemetery (q.q.v.).

Sources consulted:

Hugh Meller & Brian Parsons, 'London Cemeteries, An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer', 4th edition (The History Press, 2008); Teresa Farino, Charlotte Pagendam, Sue Swales & Mathew Frith, 'Nature Conservation in Harrow', Ecology Handbook 13 (London Ecology Unit) 1989

Grid ref:

TQ146882 (514650,188380)

Size in hectares:

2.5

Site ownership:

LB Harrow

Site management:

Environmental Services, Cemetery Office

Date(s):

1887

Designer(s):

Listed structures:

Local list: Harrow Cemetery Mortuary Chapel

On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens:

No

Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:

No

Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:

No

Local Authority Data

The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.

On Local List:

No

In Conservation Area:

No

Tree Preservation Order:

No

Nature Conservation Area:

Yes - Local Importance

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

Open Space