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War Memorial to the fallen of WW1 in France, Flanders, Salonika and Palestine, in Kennington Park - site of the milestone Chartist Rally of 1848, the year of European revolutions.
July 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
War Memorial to the fallen of WW1 in France, Flanders, Salonika and Palestine, in Kennington Park - site of the milestone Chartist Rally of 1848, the year of European revolutions.
Penge war memorial. Lovely bronze plaques.
June 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Penge war memorial. Lovely bronze plaques.
Lucy Gallup’s fine memorial in West Norwood Cemetery today. Her ceramic photo plaque is one of the earliest and retains its freshness.
May 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Lucy Gallup’s fine memorial in West Norwood Cemetery today. Her ceramic photo plaque is one of the earliest and retains its freshness.
Open day last Sunday at West Norwood Cemetery. A couple of short tours were offered for free. A good turnout and lovely weather.
April 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Open day last Sunday at West Norwood Cemetery. A couple of short tours were offered for free. A good turnout and lovely weather.
The monument to Gilbart, the banker who coined the term ‘cheque’, under a fine Spring sky at West Norwood Cemetery.
April 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The monument to Gilbart, the banker who coined the term ‘cheque’, under a fine Spring sky at West Norwood Cemetery.
Went on a guided tour of Lambeth Cemetery. Lots of interesting memorials. A war memorial commemorating the two world wars and one remembering civilians killed in bomb strikes.
March 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Went on a guided tour of Lambeth Cemetery. Lots of interesting memorials. A war memorial commemorating the two world wars and one remembering civilians killed in bomb strikes.
Memorial to Lambeth Council staff fallen in the Great War on 1914-1918. On Lambeth Town Hall wall.
March 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Memorial to Lambeth Council staff fallen in the Great War on 1914-1918. On Lambeth Town Hall wall.
A war memorial in Vacratot, Hungary
March 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A war memorial in Vacratot, Hungary
A fabulous pink feldspar granite base on this monument to the family Schlotel in West Norwood Cemetery.
March 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A fabulous pink feldspar granite base on this monument to the family Schlotel in West Norwood Cemetery.
A spring morning in West Norwood Cemetery.
March 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
A spring morning in West Norwood Cemetery.
During War Graves Week the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery are taking tours of graves remembering the fallen WW1 and WW2. Book through Eventbrite.
March 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
During War Graves Week the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery are taking tours of graves remembering the fallen WW1 and WW2. Book through Eventbrite.
The War Memorial in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway. The soldier modelled apparently on the owner of a local hardware shop when he was a boy.
March 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The War Memorial in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway. The soldier modelled apparently on the owner of a local hardware shop when he was a boy.
The London group of the Lichen Society examining and identifying examples at West Norwood Cemetery.
March 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The London group of the Lichen Society examining and identifying examples at West Norwood Cemetery.
The beautiful tomb of Alice and Daniel Cooper at West Norwood Cemetery.
February 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The beautiful tomb of Alice and Daniel Cooper at West Norwood Cemetery.
The grand tomb at West Norwood Cemetery of Charles Spurgeon, the celebrated preacher who built the Metropolitan Tabernacle at Elephant and Castle and established Spurgeon College on Norwood Hill. Photo courtesy of Brigitte Whiteing.
February 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The grand tomb at West Norwood Cemetery of Charles Spurgeon, the celebrated preacher who built the Metropolitan Tabernacle at Elephant and Castle and established Spurgeon College on Norwood Hill. Photo courtesy of Brigitte Whiteing.
The gravestone for Henry Benjamin Greening who died in 1902. At West Norwood Cemetery.
January 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The gravestone for Henry Benjamin Greening who died in 1902. At West Norwood Cemetery.
The tomb of William Higgs whose business Higgs and Hill built the Tate Gallery in London as well as Liberty’s and Harvey Nichols, the famous department stores. The business started off in Vauxhall. Sir Brian Hill retired in 1992 and the business was sold to a Dutch company in 1996.
January 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The tomb of William Higgs whose business Higgs and Hill built the Tate Gallery in London as well as Liberty’s and Harvey Nichols, the famous department stores. The business started off in Vauxhall. Sir Brian Hill retired in 1992 and the business was sold to a Dutch company in 1996.
Memorial to Marguerite Boswell in West Norwood Cemetery. Born 1891 died 1902.
January 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Memorial to Marguerite Boswell in West Norwood Cemetery. Born 1891 died 1902.
The lovely memorial to Elsa de Navas in West Norwood. Ivy is evergreen and can suggest life after death, in heaven or in our thoughts.
December 27, 2024 at 9:26 AM
The lovely memorial to Elsa de Navas in West Norwood. Ivy is evergreen and can suggest life after death, in heaven or in our thoughts.
Memorial to Jane and John Evens at West Norwood Cemetery.
December 24, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Memorial to Jane and John Evens at West Norwood Cemetery.
Lovely memorial to Edward and Clara Olliffe of Holborn, where their son, also Edward (1894-1968), was born.
December 22, 2024 at 11:01 AM
Lovely memorial to Edward and Clara Olliffe of Holborn, where their son, also Edward (1894-1968), was born.
Rachel was French. Her husband was the great Estonian athlete of German/Swedish descent. They lived in South Norwood. He died in 1968 and was cremated at West Norwood.
December 18, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Rachel was French. Her husband was the great Estonian athlete of German/Swedish descent. They lived in South Norwood. He died in 1968 and was cremated at West Norwood.
Beautiful Jacobean style arch monument at West Norwood Cemetery in memory of James Walter Everidge of Surbiton (1839 - 1907) and his family.
December 12, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Beautiful Jacobean style arch monument at West Norwood Cemetery in memory of James Walter Everidge of Surbiton (1839 - 1907) and his family.
Memorial to a child. West Norwood Cemetery
December 11, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Memorial to a child. West Norwood Cemetery
This is the Berens memorial in West Norwood Cemtery. It is considered one of the finest examples of high Victorian monuments in the country.
December 5, 2024 at 3:32 PM
This is the Berens memorial in West Norwood Cemtery. It is considered one of the finest examples of high Victorian monuments in the country.