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Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery

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Phone
  
+44 20 8658 9495

Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery

Address
  
Elmers End Road, Beckenham BR3 4TD, United Kingdom

Hours
  
Open today · 9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PM

Burials
  
W. G. Grace, Frank Bourne, Robert Pate, George Evans

Similar
  
Beckenh Crematori and Cem, Bromley Register Office, Hither Green Crematori, Garden of Remembr, West Norwood Cemetery

Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery is a cemetery in the London Borough of Bromley

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Location and History

Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery is located between South Norwood Country Park and Birkbeck. The cemetery was opened in 1876 although it is often erroneously reported as 1880 and was initially known as the Crystal Palace District Cemetery. It is often referred to today as the Elmers End Cemetery due to its location within Beckenham and proximity to Elmers End station. Beckenham Crematorium opened on the site in 1956. It is served by Birkbeck station, as well as Elmers End station for National Rail and London Tramlink and by Harrington Road tram stop for Tramlink.

Memorials

  • 130 World War I graves, including a number of casualties from the Royal Naval Depot at Crystal Palace Park and the Army Services Corp Motor Transport Depot at Grove Park . The graves of 30 which could not be individually marked are listed on a Screen War Memorial, while those of 40 who could be satisfactorily maintained were later commemorated by 30 headstones placed in the cemetery's Second World War war graves plot.
  • 127 World War II graves, 12 of which are in a purpose made War Grave plot which also contains special memorials to 3 personnel of the same war whose graves could not be satisfactorily maintained.
  • There is a memorial to 21 members of the Beckenham Auxiliary Fire Service who were killed in the course of a single night (19–20 April 1941) during a German raid on the East End of London in World War II. Many of the firemen were buried in the cemetery, some others in nearby West Wickham.

    • Notable burials

  • W.G. Grace
  • Frank Bourne
  • Thomas Crapper
  • George Evans (VC)
  • Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, his wife, and son the 2nd Baron (died together in air raid 16 April 1941).
  • William Walker
  • Frederick Wolseley
  • Robert Pate

    • References

    Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery Wikipedia
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