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| Grove Park Cemetery | |
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 Grove Park Cemetery | |
 Interactive map of Grove Park Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1935[1] |
| Location | |
| 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.[1]
Location
[edit]It is located near Grove Park on Marvels Lane, between Chinbrook Meadows and Marvels Wood, SE12.
Special interest
[edit]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.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 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.
