Burges monument, West Norwood Cemetery
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Burges monument, West Norwood Cemetery
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 7 Jan 2017
A modest resting place for the flamboyant Victorian architect, William Burges (d.1881), although he designed it for his mother, Elizabeth (d.1855). Grade II* listed. West Norwood Cemetery is one of the “Magnificent Seven” cemeteries founded in the early C19th to deal with the expanding population of London. It was laid out by Sir William Tite and opened in 1837. It has 65 Grade II and Grade II* listed monuments.
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Image Location
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51.431353
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-0.096222