Inventory Site Record

Streatham Cemetery was set up by Streatham Burial Board in 1892. The cemetery has a formal layout with two chapels facing each other on either side of a circular processional route directly opposite the main entrance. The stone lodges and chapels were designed by William Newton-Dunn in the gothic style. Some of the older headstones have now been laid flat. Interesting monuments include the pile of granite blocks on the Krall grave (1903) and Henry Budden's small blue terracotta temple (1907). The cemetery is well planted and there are a number of historically interesting tombs, including that of Sir Wyke Bayliss (d.1905), President of the Royal Society of British Artists.

Site location:

Garratt Lane, Tooting

Postcode:

SW17 0LT

What 3 Words:

factor.tester.owner

Type of site:

Cemetery

Borough:

Wandsworth

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

Weekdays: 8am - 6pm (April-October)/ - 4pm (November-March). Weekends/Bank Holidays 10am - 6pm (April-October)/ - 4pm (November-March)

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Events:

Public transport:

Tube: Tooting Broadway (Northern) then bus. Bus: 44, 77, 155, 270, 280, G1

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Research updated:

01/11/2004

Last minor changes:

19/07/2023

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Sources consulted:

Bridget Cherry & Nikolaus Pevsner, The Buildings of England: London 2: South (Penguin) 1999; Hugh Meller & Brian Parsons, 'London Cemeteries, An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer', 4th edition (The History Press, 2008)

Grid ref:

TQ268718 (526854,172003)

Size in hectares:

15.4

Site ownership:

LB Lambeth

Site management:

Environment Directorate, Cemeteries

Date(s):

1892

Designer(s):

Listed structures:

Local list: entrance, walls, lodges, gates and chapels

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 - Borough Importance I

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

Yes

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

Public Open Space/Cemetery