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Clay Avenue, MITCHAM, CR4 1FU

Clay Avenue estate was council built, many properties are now private.

Streatham Park Cemetery opened as the Great Southern Cemetery in 1909. Up to the Second World War Streatham Park Cemetery accounted for one fifth of all burials in South London. It is a strange mixture with colourful gardens of remembrance near the entrance in Rowan Road, large mausolea just inside the entrance and a 'street' of even larger mausolea, many to Italians, beyond the war memorial. The 'street' has a sign at its entrance saying "The Mausoleum" and "Glade Gardens". A more complete history is given at http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=MER056

Streatham Park Cemetery opened as the Great Southern Cemetery in 1909. Up to the Second World War Streatham Park Cemetery accounted for one fifth of all burials in South London. It is a strange mixture with colourful gardens of remembrance near the entrance in Rowan Road, large mausolea just inside the entrance and a 'street' of even larger mausolea, many to Italians, beyond the war memorial. This is one example of the latter. The 'street' has a sign at its entrance saying "The Mausoleum" and "Glade Gardens". A more complete history is given at http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=MER056

Houses along the north side of the road, seen from the junction with Eldertree Way.

Will Hay was the star of many films before the Second World War, the best known of which was Oh, Mr Porter! Despite often playing the buffoon he was highly intelligent. A full biography can be seen at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Hay Beyond can be seen the Artistes Memorial - see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5303387 Streatham Park Cemetery opened as the Great Southern Cemetery in 1909. Up to the Second World War, Streatham Park Cemetery accounted for one fifth of all burials in South London. It is a strange mixture with colourful gardens of remembrance near the entrance in Rowan Road, large mausolea just inside the entrance and a 'street' of even larger mausolea, many to Italians, beyond the war memorial.

Streatham Park Cemetery opened as the Great Southern Cemetery in 1909. Up to the Second World War Streatham Park Cemetery accounted for one fifth of all burials in South London. It is a strange mixture with colourful gardens of remembrance near the entrance in Rowan Road, large mausolea just inside the entrance and a 'street' of even larger mausolea, many to Italians, beyond the war memorial as seen here. The 'street' has a sign at its entrance saying "The Mausoleum" and "Glade Gardens". A more complete history is given at http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=MER056

Will Hay was the star of many Films before the Second World War, the best known of which was Oh, Mr Porter! Despite often playing the buffoon he was highly intelligent. A full biography can be seen at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Hay Streatham Park Cemetery opened as the Great Southern Cemetery in 1909. Up to the Second World War, Streatham Park Cemetery accounted for one fifth of all burials in South London. It is a strange mixture with colourful gardens of remembrance near the entrance in Rowan Road, large mausolea just inside the entrance and a 'street' of even larger mausolea, many to Italians, beyond the war memorial.

Streatham Park Cemetery opened as the Great Southern Cemetery in 1909. Up to the Second World War Streatham Park Cemetery accounted for one fifth of all burials in South London. It is a strange mixture with colourful gardens of remembrance near the entrance in Rowan Road, large mausolea not far from the entrance, and a 'street' of even larger mausolea, many to Italians, beyond the war memorial. A more complete history is given at http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=MER056 This is the Artistes Memorial near the centre of the cemetery. The wording at the top says “ERECTED IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF THE FOLLOWING ARTISTES OF THE VARIETY PROFESSION”. The dates are from 1920 to 1944 and are a roll call of artists buried here in mainly unmarked graves. None of the names are familiar to modern eyes. The one name that would be recognised but is not on the list is the legendary comic actor Will Hay who died in 1949 and whose grave is nearby - see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5349569.

Streatham Park Cemetery opened as the Great Southern Cemetery in 1909. Up to the Second World War Streatham Park Cemetery accounted for one fifth of all burials in South London. It is a strange mixture with colourful gardens of remembrance near the entrance in Rowan Road, large mausolea just inside the entrance and a 'street' of even larger mausolea, many to Italians, beyond the war memorial. When I was there, gardeners were busy in the gardens of remembrance and these look neat and tidy. However Darren Beach in 'London's Cemeteries' describes them thus: " The memorial gardens look pretty, but resemble a cross between the Blue Peter Garden and a suburban attempt at a TV-style garden makeover." Much of the rest of the cemetery is quite wild. Here is the war memorial, next to one of the gardens. A more complete history is given at http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=MER056