| Golders Green Crematorium | |
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 The Bedford Chapel at Golders Green Crematorium | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1902 |
| Location | 62 Hoop Lane, London, NW11 7NL |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°34′38″N 000°11′37″W / 51.57722°N 0.19361°W |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | London Cremation Company |
| Size | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Website | London Cremation Company website |
| Find a Grave | 658441 |
Golders Green Crematorium and Mausoleum was the first crematorium to be opened in London, and one of the oldest crematoria in Britain.[1][2] 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.[2]
Golders Green Crematorium, as it is usually called, is in Hoop Lane, off Finchley Road, Golders Green, in northwest London , ten minutes' walk from Golders Green Underground station. It is directly opposite the Golders Green Jewish Cemetery. (Golders Green is an area with a large Jewish population.) The crematorium is secular, accepts all faiths and non-believers; clients may arrange their own type of service or remembrance event and choose whatever music they wish.[1][3][4]
The crematorium gardens are listed at Grade I in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[2]
- ^ a b "Golders green Crematorium : informs about crematoria and cremation in Great Britain / United Kingdom and Europe". Crematorium.eu. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ a b c Historic England (9 January 2002). "Golders Green Crematorium, Barnet (1001575)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Famous names whose final stop was Golders Green crematorium". The Independent. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ Cortazzi, Hugh (2013). Britain and Japan: Biographical Portraits. Routledge. p. 161. ISBN 978-1136641404. Retrieved 1 December 2018 – via Google Books.