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Mortlake Crematorium

March 03, 2023

Mortlake Crematorium is a crematorium in Kew,[1] near its boundary with Mortlake, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It opened in 1939, next to Mortlake Cemetery.

Mortlake Crematorium
General information
TypeCrematorium
LocationKew Meadow Path
Richmond
TW9 4EN
England
United Kingdom Area: Kew, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames[1]
Construction started1936
Completed1939
Opening1939
Cost£27,000[2]
OwnerLondon boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
ManagementMortlake Crematorium Board
Design and construction
Architect(s)Douglas Barton[2]
DeveloperHammersmith Metropolitan Borough Council
Website
www.mortlakecrematorium.org
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameMortlake Crematorium
Designated5 May 2011
Reference no.1400834

The crematorium serves the boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames in the west and south-west of London. It is managed by a board made up of three elected councillors from each of these four boroughs.[2]

Citing it as "a rare example" of Art Deco design in the borough, Richmond upon Thames Council has described it as "a building of exceptional quality and character".[3] Environmentalist Colin Hines describes it as "probably the most undiscovered deco treasure in London".[4] Hilary Grainger, writing in Encyclopedia of Cremation, describes the architectural style as Italianate and the building as having "beautiful cloisters with discrete brick detailing".[5] It has been a Grade II listed building since 2011, being assessed by Historic England as having "a distinctive Art Deco design that survives little altered in a compact and practical composition".[6]

Location

The crematorium is on Kew Meadow Path, Townsmead Road,[7] Kew.[1] It is situated on the south bank of the River Thames by Chiswick Bridge and in Clifford Avenue, adjoining Mortlake Cemetery (Hammersmith New Cemetery) in the angle of Mortlake Road (which forms part of the A205, the South Circular Road) and the A316 road. The nearest train stations are Kew Gardens (for London Underground and London Overground trains) and Mortlake (for South Western Railway services).

History

Mortlake Crematorium was built on the site of Pink's Farm, which had belonged to Richard Atwood, whose family were prominent market gardeners in the area.[8]

It was licensed in 1936 under the Mortlake Crematorium Act 1936, thereby becoming the first to be established under its own Act of Parliament.[2] Designed by Douglas Barton,[6] borough surveyor to Hammersmith Metropolitan Borough Council,[6] the building was constructed in three years at a cost of £27,000.[2] It was also equipped with a Garden of Remembrance for the burial or scattering of ashes, and also offered panels and niches in which ashes could be deposited. When the facility was finally opened in January 1939 by Lord Horder, the then Physician to the King, he said: "You seem to have eliminated the sombreness of atmosphere which sometimes shrouds buildings such as these".[2][4] After that, there was very little change in Mortlake Crematorium's outward appearance until 1982, when Colin Gilbert, an architect from Ealing, designed additional gardens between the crematorium and the River Thames.[2] Since 2015 the crematorium has had a memorial garden dedicated to the memory of babies and children, based on Doris Stickley's story "Water Bugs and Dragonflies".[9][10]

Three new, larger cremators were installed in the crematory in 2012.[11]

Notable cremations

Among those cremated here were:

World War II memorial

Seventy-seven Commonwealth servicemen of World War II were cremated here and their names are listed on a screen wall memorial erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in the adjoining Mortlake Cemetery (Hammersmith New Cemetery).[38] They include England rugby international Vivian Davies (1899–1941), who was a Captain in the Royal Artillery.[39]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Village Plan for the Kew area". London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "History and the board". Mortlake Crematorium. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Cabinet Member for Environment and Planning. Report of: Assistant Director Environment Planning & Review. Subject: Buildings of Townscape Merit". London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 9 February 2004. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b Colin Hines (2003). Decover & Out: Mortlake Crematorium. Art Deco London. Twickenham, London: Park House Press. p. 56. ISBN 0-9544751-0-0.
  5. ^ Hilary Grainger (2005). "Cloisters" in Lewis H Mates; Douglas J Davies (editors). Encyclopedia of Cremation. Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7546-3773-8.
  6. ^ a b c Historic England. "Mortlake Crematorium (1400834)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Contact". Mortlake Crematorium. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  8. ^ David Blomfield (1994). Kew Past. Phillimore & Co Ltd. pp. 76–77. ISBN 0-85033-923-5.
  9. ^ "West London Sands Receives Sizeable Donation From Mortlake Crematorium". ChiswickW4.com. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  10. ^ Doris Stickley. "Water Bugs and Dragonfiles". BelovedHearts.com. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  11. ^ Jonathan Owen; Tabby Kinder (11 March 2012). "A nail in the coffin of old funeral ways". The Independent on Sunday. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Tarka Cordell's funeral". The Daily Telegraph. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  13. ^ a b c Amy Dyduch (8 June 2014). "Mortlake Crematorium marks 75 years". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  14. ^ Marcus K Harmes (2017). Roger Delgado: I am usually referred to as The Master: a biography. London: Fantom Publishing. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-78196-300-5.
  15. ^ "Transitions". The Advocate. Here Media (681): 19. 16 May 1995. ISSN 0001-8996.
  16. ^ Steve Dawson (9 May 2016). "What Happened to Edd Gould of Eddsworld? – A 2017 Update". Gazette Review. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  17. ^ Roger Lewis (2002). Charles Hawtrey 1914–1988: The Man Who Was Private Widdle. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0571210893.
  18. ^ Scott Wilson (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons. McFarland & Company. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4.
  19. ^ C E Hubbard (November 1975). "John Hutchinson. 7 April 1884 – 2 September 1972". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 21: 345–365. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1975.0009. JSTOR 769686. S2CID 85985378.
  20. ^ David Cesarani (1998). Arthur Koestler: The Homeless Mind. William Heinemann Ltd. ISBN 978-0434113057.
  21. ^ Iain Stewart. "Grave location for holders of the Victoria Cross in Surrey". www.victoriacross.org.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  22. ^ Steve Williams. "A Titanic Connection: Second Officer Charles Lightoller 1874–1952". Brindle Historical Society. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  23. ^ a b (PDF). On Kew. Kew Society. Spring 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  24. ^ Jean MacColl (2009). Sun on the Water – The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of my Daughter Kirsty. John Blake Publishing. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-61185-976-8. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  25. ^ "Humanist Heritage: Ernestine Mills (1871-1959)". Humanist Heritage. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  26. ^ Mark Braxton (7 November 2016). "Friends, family and famous fans bid farewell to Dad's Army creator 'Gentleman Jim' Perry". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  27. ^ "Poignant farewell to Price". BBC News. 8 May 2002. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  28. ^ John Lawton (1992). Unholy Joy: 50 Years On – A Short History of the Profumo Affair. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1-61185-976-8.
  29. ^ Calum McDonald; Karen Bale (4 December 2003). "Top Scots actor dies on stage: Gordon has heart attack". Daily Record (Scotland), republished by The Free Library. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  30. ^ a b Gordon Rayner & Andrew Hough (17 April 2013). "Baroness Thatcher: Tearful Sir Mark and Carol Thatcher say final farewell to their mother at cremation". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  31. ^ Amy Dyduch (17 April 2013). "Margaret Thatcher supporters line streets of Mortlake". Richmond and Twickenham Times. London. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  32. ^ Andrew Sparrow; Paul Owen (17 April 2013). "Margaret Thatcher's funeral – Tuesday 16 April". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  33. ^ "Baroness Thatcher's funeral: Procession details". ITV. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  34. ^ Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street (16 April 2013). "Lady Thatcher's funeral – timings". gov.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  35. ^ Andrew Murray Scott (2012). Alexander Trocchi: The Making of the Monster (Second, revised and expanded ed.). Edinburgh: Polygon. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-84921-072-0.
  36. ^ "Cremation Writes Finis To Dr. Ward's Sordid Career After Suicide Verdict". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. 9 August 1963. pp. 3–A. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  37. ^ Ben Weich (30 April 2016). "Oscar-winning special effects guru and East Sheen native Kit West dies aged 80". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  38. ^ "Mortlake Crematorium". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  39. ^ "Captain Vivian Gordon Davies". Casualty details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 12 July 2022.

External links

Coordinates: 51°28′22″N 0°16′25″W / 51.4728°N 0.2735°W / 51.4728; -0.2735

March 03, 2023
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Mortlake Crematorium is a crematorium in Kew 1 near its boundary with Mortlake in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames It opened in 1939 next to Mortlake Cemetery Mortlake CrematoriumGeneral informationTypeCrematoriumLocationKew Meadow Path Richmond TW9 4EN England United Kingdom Area Kew London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 1 Construction started1936Completed1939Opening1939Cost 27 000 2 OwnerLondon boroughs of Ealing Hammersmith amp Fulham Hounslow and Richmond upon ThamesManagementMortlake Crematorium BoardDesign and constructionArchitect s Douglas Barton 2 DeveloperHammersmith Metropolitan Borough CouncilWebsitewww wbr mortlakecrematorium wbr orgListed Building Grade IIOfficial nameMortlake CrematoriumDesignated5 May 2011Reference no 1400834 Arthur Koestler Charles Lightoller Sir Michael Redgrave The crematorium serves the boroughs of Ealing Hammersmith amp Fulham Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames in the west and south west of London It is managed by a board made up of three elected councillors from each of these four boroughs 2 Citing it as a rare example of Art Deco design in the borough Richmond upon Thames Council has described it as a building of exceptional quality and character 3 Environmentalist Colin Hines describes it as probably the most undiscovered deco treasure in London 4 Hilary Grainger writing in Encyclopedia of Cremation describes the architectural style as Italianate and the building as having beautiful cloisters with discrete brick detailing 5 It has been a Grade II listed building since 2011 being assessed by Historic England as having a distinctive Art Deco design that survives little altered in a compact and practical composition 6 Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Notable cremations 3 1 World War II memorial 4 References 5 External linksLocation EditThe crematorium is on Kew Meadow Path Townsmead Road 7 Kew 1 It is situated on the south bank of the River Thames by Chiswick Bridge and in Clifford Avenue adjoining Mortlake Cemetery Hammersmith New Cemetery in the angle of Mortlake Road which forms part of the A205 the South Circular Road and the A316 road The nearest train stations are Kew Gardens for London Underground and London Overground trains and Mortlake for South Western Railway services History EditMortlake Crematorium was built on the site of Pink s Farm which had belonged to Richard Atwood whose family were prominent market gardeners in the area 8 It was licensed in 1936 under the Mortlake Crematorium Act 1936 thereby becoming the first to be established under its own Act of Parliament 2 Designed by Douglas Barton 6 borough surveyor to Hammersmith Metropolitan Borough Council 6 the building was constructed in three years at a cost of 27 000 2 It was also equipped with a Garden of Remembrance for the burial or scattering of ashes and also offered panels and niches in which ashes could be deposited When the facility was finally opened in January 1939 by Lord Horder the then Physician to the King he said You seem to have eliminated the sombreness of atmosphere which sometimes shrouds buildings such as these 2 4 After that there was very little change in Mortlake Crematorium s outward appearance until 1982 when Colin Gilbert an architect from Ealing designed additional gardens between the crematorium and the River Thames 2 Since 2015 the crematorium has had a memorial garden dedicated to the memory of babies and children based on Doris Stickley s story Water Bugs and Dragonflies 9 10 Three new larger cremators were installed in the crematory in 2012 11 Notable cremations EditAmong those cremated here were Richard Beckinsale 1947 1979 actor Tarka Cordell 1966 2008 musician 12 Tommy Cooper 1921 1984 comedian and magician 13 Sir Robin Day 1923 2000 political broadcaster and commentator 13 Roger Delgado 1918 1973 British actor most famous for playing The Master in Doctor Who 14 Kenny Everett 1944 1995 radio DJ and television entertainer 15 Edd Gould 1988 2012 English animator voice actor and creator of Eddsworld 16 Charles Hawtrey 1914 1988 comedy actor 17 Valerie Hobson 1917 1998 actress 18 John Hutchinson 1884 1972 botanist 19 Arthur Koestler 1905 1983 author 20 James Edgar Leach 1892 1958 Victoria Cross recipient World War I 21 Christopher Lee 1922 2015 English actor and singer citation needed Charles Lightoller 1874 1952 second officer of the RMS Titanic 22 Lord Longford Frank Pakenham 1905 2001 politician and social reformer 23 Kirsty MacColl 1959 2000 singer songwriter 24 Ernestine Mills 1871 1959 artist writer and suffragette 25 Jimmy Perry 1923 2016 actor and scriptwriter who devised and co wrote the BBC television sitcom Dad s Army 26 Christopher Price 1967 2002 radio and television broadcaster 27 John Profumo 1915 2006 politician Secretary of State for War 28 Sir Michael Redgrave 1908 1985 actor author and director 13 Gordon Reid 1939 2003 Scottish actor 29 Prince Alexander Romanov 1929 2002 member of the Russian Imperial Family 23 Sir Denis Thatcher Bt 1915 2003 businessman and husband of Margaret Thatcher 30 Margaret Thatcher Baroness Thatcher 1925 2013 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 30 31 32 33 34 Alexander Trocchi 1925 1984 Scottish novelist 35 Stephen Ward 1912 1963 osteopath and artist who was one of the central figures in the Profumo affair 36 Kit West 1936 2016 special effects artist known for his work on Raiders of the Lost Ark and Return of the Jedi 37 World War II memorial Edit Seventy seven Commonwealth servicemen of World War II were cremated here and their names are listed on a screen wall memorial erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in the adjoining Mortlake Cemetery Hammersmith New Cemetery 38 They include England rugby international Vivian Davies 1899 1941 who was a Captain in the Royal Artillery 39 References Edit a b c Village Plan for the Kew area London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 12 July 2017 Retrieved 2 September 2017 a b c d e f g History and the board Mortlake Crematorium Retrieved 5 August 2015 Cabinet Member for Environment and Planning Report of Assistant Director Environment Planning amp Review Subject Buildings of Townscape Merit London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 9 February 2004 Retrieved 6 January 2017 a b Colin Hines 2003 Decover amp Out Mortlake Crematorium Art Deco London Twickenham London Park House Press p 56 ISBN 0 9544751 0 0 Hilary Grainger 2005 Cloisters in Lewis H Mates Douglas J Davies editors Encyclopedia of Cremation Ashgate Publishing ISBN 978 0 7546 3773 8 a b c Historic England Mortlake Crematorium 1400834 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 8 September 2016 Contact Mortlake Crematorium Retrieved 5 August 2015 David Blomfield 1994 Kew Past Phillimore amp Co Ltd pp 76 77 ISBN 0 85033 923 5 West London Sands Receives Sizeable Donation From Mortlake Crematorium ChiswickW4 com 22 June 2016 Retrieved 2 September 2017 Doris Stickley Water Bugs and Dragonfiles BelovedHearts com Retrieved 3 September 2017 Jonathan Owen Tabby Kinder 11 March 2012 A nail in the coffin of old funeral ways The Independent on Sunday Retrieved 24 July 2017 Tarka Cordell s funeral The Daily Telegraph 9 May 2008 Retrieved 6 September 2015 a b c Amy Dyduch 8 June 2014 Mortlake Crematorium marks 75 years Richmond and Twickenham Times Retrieved 8 August 2015 Marcus K Harmes 2017 Roger Delgado I am usually referred to as The Master a biography London Fantom Publishing p 213 ISBN 978 1 78196 300 5 Transitions The Advocate Here Media 681 19 16 May 1995 ISSN 0001 8996 Steve Dawson 9 May 2016 What Happened to Edd Gould of Eddsworld A 2017 Update Gazette Review Retrieved 24 July 2017 Roger Lewis 2002 Charles Hawtrey 1914 1988 The Man Who Was Private Widdle London Faber and Faber ISBN 978 0571210893 Scott Wilson 2016 Resting Places The Burial Sites of More Than 14 000 Famous Persons McFarland amp Company p 344 ISBN 978 0 7864 7992 4 C E Hubbard November 1975 John Hutchinson 7 April 1884 2 September 1972 Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 21 345 365 doi 10 1098 rsbm 1975 0009 JSTOR 769686 S2CID 85985378 David Cesarani 1998 Arthur Koestler The Homeless Mind William Heinemann Ltd ISBN 978 0434113057 Iain Stewart Grave location for holders of the Victoria Cross in Surrey www victoriacross org uk Retrieved 6 September 2015 Steve Williams A Titanic Connection Second Officer Charles Lightoller 1874 1952 Brindle Historical Society Retrieved 8 August 2015 a b Mortlake Crematorium PDF On Kew Kew Society Spring 2006 Archived from the original PDF on 12 December 2013 Retrieved 24 July 2017 Jean MacColl 2009 Sun on the Water The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of my Daughter Kirsty John Blake Publishing p 344 ISBN 978 1 61185 976 8 Retrieved 6 January 2018 Humanist Heritage Ernestine Mills 1871 1959 Humanist Heritage Retrieved 4 December 2021 Mark Braxton 7 November 2016 Friends family and famous fans bid farewell to Dad s Army creator Gentleman Jim Perry Radio Times Retrieved 12 February 2017 Poignant farewell to Price BBC News 8 May 2002 Retrieved 23 January 2014 John Lawton 1992 Unholy Joy 50 Years On A Short History of the Profumo Affair Hodder amp Stoughton ISBN 978 1 61185 976 8 Calum McDonald Karen Bale 4 December 2003 Top Scots actor dies on stage Gordon has heart attack Daily Record Scotland republished by The Free Library Retrieved 23 January 2014 a b Gordon Rayner amp Andrew Hough 17 April 2013 Baroness Thatcher Tearful Sir Mark and Carol Thatcher say final farewell to their mother at cremation The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 12 February 2017 Amy Dyduch 17 April 2013 Margaret Thatcher supporters line streets of Mortlake Richmond and Twickenham Times London Retrieved 17 April 2013 Andrew Sparrow Paul Owen 17 April 2013 Margaret Thatcher s funeral Tuesday 16 April The Guardian Retrieved 2 February 2018 Baroness Thatcher s funeral Procession details ITV 17 April 2013 Retrieved 12 July 2022 Prime Minister s Office 10 Downing Street 16 April 2013 Lady Thatcher s funeral timings gov uk Retrieved 12 February 2017 Andrew Murray Scott 2012 Alexander Trocchi The Making of the Monster Second revised and expanded ed Edinburgh Polygon p 220 ISBN 978 1 84921 072 0 Cremation Writes Finis To Dr Ward s Sordid Career After Suicide Verdict St Petersburg Times St Petersburg Florida 9 August 1963 pp 3 A Retrieved 21 February 2017 Ben Weich 30 April 2016 Oscar winning special effects guru and East Sheen native Kit West dies aged 80 Richmond and Twickenham Times Retrieved 11 June 2016 Mortlake Crematorium Commonwealth War Graves Commission Retrieved 2 February 2018 Captain Vivian Gordon Davies Casualty details Commonwealth War Graves Commission Retrieved 12 July 2022 External links EditOfficial website Mortlake Crematorium at Find a Grave Coordinates 51 28 22 N 0 16 25 W 51 4728 N 0 2735 W 51 4728 0 2735 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mortlake Crematorium amp oldid 1141407684, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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