Grane monument, West Norwood Cemetery
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Grane monument, West Norwood Cemetery
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 8 Nov 2017
It has lost its granite cross - all that remains is the base on a large slab. William Grane died in 1856. The only legible inscription is Elizabeth Jane Grane who died in 1905. 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
Latitude
51.431804
Longitude
-0.096347