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. To increase knowledge and appreciation of the cemetery, the Friends hold general tours on the first Sunday of every month. We also hold special themed tours of the cemetery during the summer, and meetings with talks during the winter. There are details of these tours and talks in our programme of events. We publish three newsletters a year, and are starting to produce our own booklets on notable people buried in the cemetery. We aim to raise funds for conservation work, and to encourage other organisations and individuals to make contributions. As a result, numerous monuments have been repaired or more substantially restored during the past decade, and an extensive programme of works directed by Lambeth Council is currently under way. Annual membership subscription is £3. If you would like further information about the Friends, please contact the Membership Secretary. FOWNC.org is sponsored by Virtual Norwood.