| Grove Park Cemetery | |
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 Grove Park Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1935; 90 years ago (1935) |
| Location | Marvels Lane, Chinbrook, Grove Park SE12 9PU, London |
| Country | England |
| Owned by | Lewisham Council |
| Find a Grave | Grove Park Cemetery |
Grove Park Cemetery is a cemetery in Chinbrook, Grove Park in the London Borough of Lewisham, that opened in 1935.
Location
It is located near Grove Park on Marvels Lane, between Chinbrook Meadows and Marvels Wood, SE12.
Special interest
Grove Park Cemetery was listed by English Heritage in November 2003 as a landscape of special historic interest (Grade II). The park has a special carefully planned lay out, specific for the 1930s. It contains 56 Commonwealth service war graves of World War II; those whose graves are not marked by headstones are listed on a Screen Wall memorial in the war graves plot in the centre of the cemetery.
References
- ^ The Times, History of London, New Edition, edited by Hugh Clout ISBN 0-00-716653-2 p. Chapter 11 Monuments and cemeteries "Grove Park Cemetery opened 1935 with map
- CWGC Cemetery Report.
External links
- Grove Park Cemetery at geograph.org.uk
- Lewisham council contact page for Grove Park Cemetery
- English Heritage, The Register of Parks and Gardens: Cemeteries
- Grove Park Cemetery at Find a Grave
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