Brompton Cemetery (originally the West of London and Westminster Cemetery)[1] is since 1852 the first (and only) London cemetery to be Crown property, managed by The Royal Parks, in West Brompton in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.[2] It is one of the Magnificent Seven cemeteries. Established by Act of Parliament and laid out in 1839, it opened in 1840. Consecrated by Charles James Blomfield, Bishop of London, in June 1840, it is one of Britain's oldest and most distinguished garden cemeteries. Some 35,000 monuments, from simple headstones to substantial mausolea, mark more than 205,000 resting places. The site includes large plots for family mausolea, and common graves where coffins are piled deep into the earth. It also has a small columbarium, and a secluded Garden of Remembrance at the northern end for cremated remains. The cemetery continues to be open for burials. It is also known as an urban haven for nature. In 2014, it was awarded a National Lottery grant to carry out essential restoration and develop a visitor centre, among other improvements.[3] The restoration work was completed in 2018.[4]
Although the cemetery was originally established by a private company, it is now the property of the Crown.[5]
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^"Brompton cemetery". National Archives. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^"Brompton Cemetery receives £3.7m for restoration". BBC News. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
^"Multi-million National Lottery-funded restoration unveils hidden secrets of spectacular London cemetery" (Press release). The Royal Parks. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
^"Brompton Cemetery". The Royal Parks. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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