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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.
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