| Mortlake Crematorium | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Crematorium |
| Location | Kew Meadow Path Richmond TW9 4EN England United Kingdom Area: Kew, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames[1] |
| Construction started | 1936 |
| Completed | 1939 |
| Opening | 1939 |
| Cost | £27,000[2] |
| Owner | London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames |
| Management | Mortlake Crematorium Board |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Douglas Barton[2] |
| Developer | Hammersmith Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Website | |
| www | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Mortlake Crematorium |
| Designated | 5 May 2011 |
| Reference no. | 1400834 |
Mortlake Crematorium is a crematorium in Kew,[1] 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.[2]
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".[3] Environmentalist Colin Hines describes it as "probably the most undiscovered deco treasure in London".[4] Hilary Grainger, writing in Encyclopedia of Cremation, describes the architectural style as Italianate and the building as having "beautiful cloisters with discrete brick detailing".[5] 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".[6]
- ^ a b "Village Plan for the Kew area". London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "History and the Board". Mortlake Crematorium. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Cabinet Member for Environment and Planning. Report of: Assistant Director Environment Planning & Review. Subject: Buildings of Townscape Merit". London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 9 February 2004. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ Colin Hines (2003). Art Deco London. Twickenham, London: Park House Press. p. 56. ISBN 0-9544751-0-0.
- ^ Hilary Grainger (2005). "Cloisters" in Lewis H Mates; Douglas J Davies (editors). Encyclopedia of Cremation. Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7546-3773-8.
- ^ Historic England (5 May 2011). "Mortlake Crematorium (1400834)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 March 2023.