West Norwood Memorial Park Catacombs Beneth the Remembrance Garden
WEST NORWOOD MEMORIAL PARK CATACOMBS BENETH THE REMEMBRANCE GARDEN, NORWOOD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1263192
- Date first listed:
- 02-Aug-1993
- List Entry Name:
- West Norwood Memorial Park Catacombs Beneth the Remembrance Garden
- Statutory Address:
- WEST NORWOOD MEMORIAL PARK CATACOMBS BENETH THE REMEMBRANCE GARDEN, NORWOOD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1263192
- Date first listed:
- 02-Aug-1993
- List Entry Name:
- West Norwood Memorial Park Catacombs Beneth the Remembrance Garden
- Statutory Address 1:
- WEST NORWOOD MEMORIAL PARK CATACOMBS BENETH THE REMEMBRANCE GARDEN, NORWOOD ROAD
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- WEST NORWOOD MEMORIAL PARK CATACOMBS BENETH THE REMEMBRANCE GARDEN, NORWOOD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Lambeth (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 32379 72070
Details
The following buildings shall be added:
TQ3272 (OFF) NORWOOD ROAD 963-0/32/1140 West Norwood Memorial Park Catacombs beneath the Remembrance Garden
GV II
Catacombs, formerly beneath the Anglican chapel now replaced with a Remembrance Garden. c1837 by Sir William Tite to accomodate some 2,000 coffins. Externally, only a flight of curving entrance steps and 6 semi-circular light shaft openings with grilles are visible. Internally, the entrance hall (altered), then a central axial hall with 3 long corridors leading off each side. Central hall arcaded on each side, each arch filled with a private vault resembling C15 chantry chapels with Gothic stone structure including blind arcading and badges; entered by "Tudor" cast iron grille doors with badges. Each corridor lined with recesses, screened off by fine Gothic style metal doors, and most containing coffin shelves. At the ends of each corridor are light shafts constructed of pale brick and having vaulted ceilings; circular light openings set in ceilings of outer corridors now blocked. Floors originally paved with stone slabs, now bare earth. Centrally situated hydraulic catafalque and hand-operated pump, manufactured by Messrs. Bramah and Robinson, 1839 (plaque attached to upright rail). This catafalque was used to silently lower coffins from the Anglican chapel into the vaults below and was considered somewhat of a novelty in its day being a remarkable instance of the marriage of industrial technology to the traditional business of undertaking and interment. The only other surviving catafalque machinery comparable is at Kensal Green. The Tite familily vaults are situated immediately to the right of the entrance. West Norwood has lost both its Anglican and Non-Conformist mortuary chapels which were demolished in 1960 and 1955 respectively following war damage.
Listing NGR: TQ3237972070
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 432993
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 17 Greater London
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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