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- The Crematorium was designed by Sir Ernest George using a Lombardic style and opened in phases from 1902.
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Golders Green Crematorium and Mausoleum was the first crematorium to be opened in London, and one of the oldest crematoria in Britain. The land for the crematorium was purchased in 1900, costing £6,000 (the equivalent of £136,000 in 2021), and the crematorium was opened in 1902 by Sir Henry Thompson.
It was formally opened in November 1902 by Sir Henry Thompson, the distinguished advocate of such facilities who was the first President of the Cremation Society (see Pearson 57). The building programme continued long after the nucleus of the crematorium (its offices, the West Columbarium, West Chapel and connecting structures) was established.
Having established the first crematorium in Great Britain and controlled it with increasing success over many years, the Society now transferred the ownership of this crematorium to the London Cremation Company Limited, which was the authority controlling the Golders Green Crematorium.
by members of the Council and their friends and, in the year 1902, the Golders Green Crematorium was opened to the public by the late Sir Henry Thompson, President and Founder of the Cremation Society of England.
Oct 16, 2013 · Hoop Lane, off the Finchley Road. London, England NW11 7NL. Telephone: +44 20 8455 2374. Founded: 1902. Size: 12 acres. Number of cremations performed: 323,500+. Open: Winter hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Summer hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The renowned gardener William Robinson advised on the landscaping, being a director of the company and an enthusiast for the process. It was designed to be within easy driving distance of central London and rapidly became the most important crematorium in England. — Sarah Rutherford 57.
Aug 19, 2010 · Two outstanding events were to make 1902 a milestone in cremation history: first, the Act of Parliament 'For the Regulation of burning of human remains and to enable burial authorities to establish crematoria'; second, the opening by Sir Henry Thompson, then President of the Cremation Society of England, of Golders Green Crematorium, designed by...
