Inventory Site Record

Mortlake Crematorium was the first joint crematorium to be be established under its own Act of Parliament in 1936. The Crematorium was built at a cost of £27,000 to the north of Mortlake Cemetery and was opened by Lord Horder in January 1939. The large, austere and rather sprawling brick crematorium building has a wide sweep of drive in front, with a number of beds of ornamental planting within a circular lawn. Behind there are colonnades and a rose garden, with further formal gardens beyond this with lawns and a central open pavilion. A path runs around the edge of this garden area, with brick balustrading and short flights of steps at two of the corners and backing onto the hedge that separates it from the cemetery. Throughout the grounds are various ornamental trees and shrubs.

Site location:

Kew Meadow Path, and via Mortlake Cemetery

Postcode:

TW9 4EN

What 3 Words:

shelf.tiles.badge

Type of site:

Cemetery

Borough:

Richmond

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

9am - 4pm (November-January); 9am - 5pm (February/October); 9am - 6pm (March/September and April-August weekends); 9am - 7pm (April-August weekdays)

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Events:

Public transport:

Tube: Kew Gardens (District). Rail: Mortlake. Bus: R68, 190

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Research updated:

01/04/2012

Last minor changes:

14/07/2022

Please check with the site owner or manager for latest news. www.mortlakecrematorium.org

Sources consulted:

Hugh Meller & Brian Parsons, 'London Cemeteries, An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer', 4th edition (The History Press, 2008)

Grid ref:

TQ199764 (520012,176284)

Size in hectares:

3.24

Site ownership:

LB Hammersmith & Fulham, LB Ealing, LB Hounslow, LB Richmond

Site management:

Mortlake Crematorium Board

Date(s):

1939

Designer(s):

F Douglas Barton, Hammersmith Borough Engineer

Listed structures:

None

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:

Not known

Nature Conservation Area:

No

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

Yes

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

None