Mortlake Crematorium
| Mortlake Crematorium | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Crematorium |
| Location |
Kew Meadow Path, |
| Construction started | 1936 |
| Completed | 1939 |
| Opening | 1939 |
| Cost | £27,000 |
| Owner | London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames |
| Management | Mortlake Crematorium Board |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Douglas Barton |
| Developer | Hammersmith Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Website | |
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Listed Building – Grade II
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| Official name | Mortlake Crematorium |
| Designated | 5 May 2011 |
| Reference no. | 1400834 |
Kew Meadow Path,
Townmead Road,
Richmond,
TW9 4EN,
England,
United Kingdom
Mortlake Crematorium is a crematorium in Kew, near its boundary with Mortlake, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It opened in 1939, next to Mortlake Cemetery.
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.
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". Environmentalist Colin Hines describes it as "probably the most undiscovered deco treasure in London". Hilary Grainger, writing in Encyclopedia of Cremation, describes the architectural style as Italianate and the building as having "beautiful cloisters with discrete brick detailing". 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".
The crematorium is on Kew Meadow Path, Townsmead Road, Kew. 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 West Trains services).
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