Golders Green Crematorium | |
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Established | 1902 |
Location | 62 Hoop Lane, London, NW11 7NL |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 51°34′38″N 000°11′37″W / 51.57722°N 0.19361°W |
Type | Public |
Owned by | London Cremation Company |
Size | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
Website | London Cremation Company website |
Find a Grave | 658441 |
Golders Green Crematorium and Mausoleum was the first crematorium to be opened in London, and one of the oldest crematoria in Britain.[1][2] The land for the crematorium was purchased in 1900, costing £6,000 (the equivalent of £136,000 in 2021), and the crematorium was opened in 1902 by Sir Henry Thompson.[2]
Golders Green Crematorium, as it is usually called, is in Hoop Lane, off Finchley Road, Golders Green, in northwest London , ten minutes' walk from Golders Green Underground station. It is directly opposite the Golders Green Jewish Cemetery. (Golders Green is an area with a large Jewish population.) The crematorium is secular, accepts all faiths and non-believers; clients may arrange their own type of service or remembrance event and choose whatever music they wish.[1][3][4]
The crematorium gardens are listed at Grade I in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[2]