West Norwood Cemetery

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Friends Of West Norwood Cemetery

Registered Charity No. 1063450. Member of the National Federation of Cemetery Friends

FRIENDS OF WEST NORWOOD CEMETERY

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FOWNC Events 2010

To increase knowledge and appreciation of the Cemetery, the Friends hold guided tours on the first Sunday of every month, 2.30pm April-October, 11am November-March. Cemetery tours start at the Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, SE27. Talks (usually illustrated with slides) are held at Chatsworth Baptist Church, Chatsworth Way (off Norwood Road), SE27 (enter by second door on right in Idmiston Road). There is no formal charge for any event, but donations of £1 per person (50p concessions) to help cover costs and aid conservation work are appreciated. Non-members are welcome at all events. Enquiries to 020 8670 5456 or 020 8653 2741.

Programme Of Talks 2010

  • Sunday 19 September
    Open House tours of the cemetery and the Greek Chapel which will be open for the event. Tours at 14.00, 14.30 and 15.00. Meet inside the main entrance off Norwood Road.
  • Saturday 20 October
    FOWNC AGM followed by a lecture from a speaker from the London Parks and Gardens Trust
  • Saturday 20 November
    Michael Slater (Emeritus Professor of Victorian Literature at Birkbeck College, University of London) on: John Overs: A Notable Dickens Protege. Michael is the author of well received biographies of both Charles Dickens and Douglas Jerrold.


West Norwood Cemetery is one of the metropolitan cemeteries founded to deal with the expanding population of London in the early 19th century. It was opened in 1837. It has 65 Grade II and Grade II* listed monuments and includes memorials to Mrs Beeton, Sir Henry Doulton, Dr William Marsden, Baron Julius de Reuter, Charles Spurgeon and Sir Henry Tate.

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