Cemeteries · London
Lambeth Cemetery
Lambeth Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Haydons Road · 0.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Lambeth Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.4278°, -0.1806°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
Lambeth Cemetery is a cemetery in Tooting, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is one of three cemeteries owned by Lambeth London Borough Council, the others being West Norwood Cemetery and Streatham Cemetery.
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Background
History
Like nearby Streatham Cemetery, Lambeth Cemetery was developed by a parish burial board in 1854 following the Metropolitan Burial Act 1852, which was a response to the second cholera epidemic of 1848–49. The cemetery is laid out as a rectangular grid of paths, has a few trees and is sited just east of the River Wandle in what was countryside in the 1850s and was largely to remain so for some decades. There are two lodges beside the main gate in Blackshaw Road and a memorial chapel, all built in brick in a Gothic style and designed by F. K. Wehnert and J. Ashdown. The cemetery was extended to the south in 1874 when Robert Taylor was chairman of Lambeth Burial Board, and Hugh Mcintosh was the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4278, -0.1806
- District
- Wandsworth
- Parish
- Wandsworth, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW17 0BY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tooting
- Nearest railway station
- Haydons Road — 0.6 km
Sources
- osm: w5732807 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Lambeth Cemetery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Grave of Dan Leno.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lambeth Cemetery?
- Lambeth Cemetery is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.4278°, -0.1806°. The nearest railway station is Haydons Road, around 0.6 km away.
- Is Lambeth Cemetery free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Lambeth Cemetery is free.