Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (FOWNC)
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Increasing knowledge of WNC - resting place of Sir Henry Doulton, Paul Julius Reuter, Sir Henry Tate, Sir Henry Bessemer, Charles Spurgeon, Mrs Beeton, Dr Marsden, Paul Cinquevalli, Thomas Cubitt, Gideon Mantell, Charles W Alcock, Sir Hiram Maxim
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3/3 Florence died in 1909 while Hannah reitred in 1913. By 1911 she'd moved to 46 Binfield Road Stockwell where she died in 1916. Both sisters are buried at West Norwood Cemetery
November 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
3/3 Florence died in 1909 while Hannah reitred in 1913. By 1911 she'd moved to 46 Binfield Road Stockwell where she died in 1916. Both sisters are buried at West Norwood Cemetery
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2/3 By 1881 they were living with widowed mother & other siblings at 55 Loughborough Park. Their older sister Lucy was also employed at Doultons for a short while but left to become the family's housekeeper. Doulton also employed their brother Arthur who died young in 1879.
November 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
2/3 By 1881 they were living with widowed mother & other siblings at 55 Loughborough Park. Their older sister Lucy was also employed at Doultons for a short while but left to become the family's housekeeper. Doulton also employed their brother Arthur who died young in 1879.
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1/3 After attending Lambeth School of Art, Hannah Barlow was the first woman employed by Doulton & Co, #Lambeth in 1871 to paint their ceramics. She was joined a few years later by sister Florence - Hannah’s designs featured animals while Florence painted birds and flowers.
November 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
1/3 After attending Lambeth School of Art, Hannah Barlow was the first woman employed by Doulton & Co, #Lambeth in 1871 to paint their ceramics. She was joined a few years later by sister Florence - Hannah’s designs featured animals while Florence painted birds and flowers.
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Friends of West Norwood Cemetery also offer a guide for locating graves www.fownc.org/grave-search/
Grave Search - Friends Of West Norwood Cemetery
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November 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery also offer a guide for locating graves www.fownc.org/grave-search/
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By 1919, Mabel Matthews, now widowed, was living at 8 Brockwell Park Gardens, Herne Hill with her widowed mother, sister and 2 brothers. She lived there until her death in 1970 and is buried in West Norwood Cemetery.
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🧵 #OTD 12 November 1924 a meeting in a drawing room attended by leading figures in the UK's electrical world was inspired by Mrs Mabel Matthews' idea to form the Electrical Association for Women. The event was commemorated on EAW's 40th anniversary #teatowels in 1964 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electri...
November 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
By 1919, Mabel Matthews, now widowed, was living at 8 Brockwell Park Gardens, Herne Hill with her widowed mother, sister and 2 brothers. She lived there until her death in 1970 and is buried in West Norwood Cemetery.
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By 1919, Mabel Matthews, now widowed, was living at 8 Brockwell Park Gardens, Herne Hill with her widowed mother, sister and 2 brothers. She lived there until her death in 1970 and is buried in West Norwood Cemetery.
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🧵 #OTD 12 November 1924 a meeting in a drawing room attended by leading figures in the UK's electrical world was inspired by Mrs Mabel Matthews' idea to form the Electrical Association for Women. The event was commemorated on EAW's 40th anniversary #teatowels in 1964 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electri...
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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The annual Memorial Service in West Norwood Cemetery takes place on Friday 19 December at 2pm. See attached poster for further details. Anyone is welcome to attend. #Lambeth @fownc1837.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The annual Memorial Service in West Norwood Cemetery takes place on Friday 19 December at 2pm. See attached poster for further details. Anyone is welcome to attend. #Lambeth @fownc1837.bsky.social
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As it’s Remembrance Day, the beautiful poppies on the railings of West Norwood Cemetery. Red for the Fallen, White for Peace, Purple for Animals all hand made by Knitwits at West Norwood Library ❤️🤍💜
#remembranceday #westnorwoodcemetery #poppies #knitwits #westnorwoodlibrary #westnorwood #lambeth
#remembranceday #westnorwoodcemetery #poppies #knitwits #westnorwoodlibrary #westnorwood #lambeth
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
As it’s Remembrance Day, the beautiful poppies on the railings of West Norwood Cemetery. Red for the Fallen, White for Peace, Purple for Animals all hand made by Knitwits at West Norwood Library ❤️🤍💜
#remembranceday #westnorwoodcemetery #poppies #knitwits #westnorwoodlibrary #westnorwood #lambeth
#remembranceday #westnorwoodcemetery #poppies #knitwits #westnorwoodlibrary #westnorwood #lambeth
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West Norwood remembers the fallen.
This banner has been attached to the cemetery railings. Handmade by Knitwits at West Norwood Library. @fownc1837.bsky.social #RemembranceDay
This banner has been attached to the cemetery railings. Handmade by Knitwits at West Norwood Library. @fownc1837.bsky.social #RemembranceDay
November 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
West Norwood remembers the fallen.
This banner has been attached to the cemetery railings. Handmade by Knitwits at West Norwood Library. @fownc1837.bsky.social #RemembranceDay
This banner has been attached to the cemetery railings. Handmade by Knitwits at West Norwood Library. @fownc1837.bsky.social #RemembranceDay
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Opening dates for the Visitor Centre
@fownc1837.bsky.social in November.
@fownc1837.bsky.social in November.
November 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Opening dates for the Visitor Centre
@fownc1837.bsky.social in November.
@fownc1837.bsky.social in November.
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The @fownc1837.bsky.social AGM 2025 is being held on Saturday 8 November from 1430 in the PictureHouse/Library at West Norwood. If you're a member and would like to register for your free place, please visit our Eventbrite page: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fownc-2025...
FOWNC 2025 AGM
2025 Annual General Meeting of Friends of West Norwood Cemetery.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The @fownc1837.bsky.social AGM 2025 is being held on Saturday 8 November from 1430 in the PictureHouse/Library at West Norwood. If you're a member and would like to register for your free place, please visit our Eventbrite page: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fownc-2025...
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John Easthope - Whig MP
Charles Dickens was employed as a Parliamentary reporter and he led a short, successful strike against Easthope in 1836 over the terms of employment of his journalists. Easthope was known as a difficult employer, with the nickname 'Blast-hope'.
Buried West Norwood Cemetery.
Charles Dickens was employed as a Parliamentary reporter and he led a short, successful strike against Easthope in 1836 over the terms of employment of his journalists. Easthope was known as a difficult employer, with the nickname 'Blast-hope'.
Buried West Norwood Cemetery.
October 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
John Easthope - Whig MP
Charles Dickens was employed as a Parliamentary reporter and he led a short, successful strike against Easthope in 1836 over the terms of employment of his journalists. Easthope was known as a difficult employer, with the nickname 'Blast-hope'.
Buried West Norwood Cemetery.
Charles Dickens was employed as a Parliamentary reporter and he led a short, successful strike against Easthope in 1836 over the terms of employment of his journalists. Easthope was known as a difficult employer, with the nickname 'Blast-hope'.
Buried West Norwood Cemetery.
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West Norwood Cemetery visitor centre opening hours for October. Feel free to come by and say hello and find out more about the beautiful and historic cemetery.
October 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
West Norwood Cemetery visitor centre opening hours for October. Feel free to come by and say hello and find out more about the beautiful and historic cemetery.
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The original monument (pictured in 1969) was damaged in the 1987 hurricane and restored in 1992, with funding from the Geologists’ Association. I’m not sure if someone made a mistake when engraving the letters at that time but they are now the same as the original. Thanks for posting.
October 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The original monument (pictured in 1969) was damaged in the 1987 hurricane and restored in 1992, with funding from the Geologists’ Association. I’m not sure if someone made a mistake when engraving the letters at that time but they are now the same as the original. Thanks for posting.
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#31DaysOfGraves day 18: mistake This monument is for Gideon Mantell (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_...). It is in West Norwood cemetery. The letters LLD have been inserted. I don't know what they replaced! For those that care, #Pentax K-3iii, SMC Pentax-FA 31mm Ltd lens. #taphophilia #tombstone
October 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
#31DaysOfGraves day 18: mistake This monument is for Gideon Mantell (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_...). It is in West Norwood cemetery. The letters LLD have been inserted. I don't know what they replaced! For those that care, #Pentax K-3iii, SMC Pentax-FA 31mm Ltd lens. #taphophilia #tombstone
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Incredible stuff from "Dinosaurs: Fun, Fact, and Fantasy", 1982, with the voice of the legendary Derek Griffiths
October 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Incredible stuff from "Dinosaurs: Fun, Fact, and Fantasy", 1982, with the voice of the legendary Derek Griffiths
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Saturday 18th October at 11:00, West Norwood Cemetery: Momento Mori, the Victorian Way of Death
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Memento Mori, the Victorian Way of Death
Learn more about how the Victorians marked death through elaborate rituals, some of which we continue to practice today.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Saturday 18th October at 11:00, West Norwood Cemetery: Momento Mori, the Victorian Way of Death
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/memento-mo...
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Saturday 18th October at 11:00, West Norwood Cemetery: Momento Mori, the Victorian Way of Death
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/memento-mo...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/memento-mo...
Memento Mori, the Victorian Way of Death
Learn more about how the Victorians marked death through elaborate rituals, some of which we continue to practice today.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Saturday 18th October at 11:00, West Norwood Cemetery: Momento Mori, the Victorian Way of Death
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/memento-mo...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/memento-mo...
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Opening dates for the Visitor Centre
@fownc1837.bsky.social in October.
@fownc1837.bsky.social in October.
October 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Opening dates for the Visitor Centre
@fownc1837.bsky.social in October.
@fownc1837.bsky.social in October.
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#31DaysOfGraves day 8 - glass. Arguably the most famous tomb despite its current state, the "Red Lady" (officially the Robertson mortuary chapel) was erected in 1865 for Mary Ann Robertson (1826–1858). The original red glass roof allowed red coloured daylight to flicker on the stone figure inside.
October 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
#31DaysOfGraves day 8 - glass. Arguably the most famous tomb despite its current state, the "Red Lady" (officially the Robertson mortuary chapel) was erected in 1865 for Mary Ann Robertson (1826–1858). The original red glass roof allowed red coloured daylight to flicker on the stone figure inside.
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#31DaysOfGraves day 8: glass. I had problems finding a suitable image for this one. I know I have a photo of some stained glass in a mausoleum somewhere on my hard disk, but where? Oh well, this one of Lucy Gallop in West Norwood cemetery, London, shows her photograph behind glass.
October 8, 2025 at 7:38 AM
#31DaysOfGraves day 8: glass. I had problems finding a suitable image for this one. I know I have a photo of some stained glass in a mausoleum somewhere on my hard disk, but where? Oh well, this one of Lucy Gallop in West Norwood cemetery, London, shows her photograph behind glass.
West Norwood Cemetery visitor centre opening hours for October. Feel free to come by and say hello and find out more about the beautiful and historic cemetery.
October 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
West Norwood Cemetery visitor centre opening hours for October. Feel free to come by and say hello and find out more about the beautiful and historic cemetery.
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**Tonight** 7th October
Dr Jane Jordan’s talk at St Leonard’s Church, Tooting Bec Gardens, Streatham 7:30pm. No need to book.
Before Windrush and Beyond: Recovering Black History at West Norwood Cemetery. #Blackhistory
Dr Jane Jordan’s talk at St Leonard’s Church, Tooting Bec Gardens, Streatham 7:30pm. No need to book.
Before Windrush and Beyond: Recovering Black History at West Norwood Cemetery. #Blackhistory
October 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
**Tonight** 7th October
Dr Jane Jordan’s talk at St Leonard’s Church, Tooting Bec Gardens, Streatham 7:30pm. No need to book.
Before Windrush and Beyond: Recovering Black History at West Norwood Cemetery. #Blackhistory
Dr Jane Jordan’s talk at St Leonard’s Church, Tooting Bec Gardens, Streatham 7:30pm. No need to book.
Before Windrush and Beyond: Recovering Black History at West Norwood Cemetery. #Blackhistory
**Tonight** 7th October
Dr Jane Jordan’s talk at St Leonard’s Church, Tooting Bec Gardens, Streatham 7:30pm. No need to book.
Before Windrush and Beyond: Recovering Black History at West Norwood Cemetery. #Blackhistory
Dr Jane Jordan’s talk at St Leonard’s Church, Tooting Bec Gardens, Streatham 7:30pm. No need to book.
Before Windrush and Beyond: Recovering Black History at West Norwood Cemetery. #Blackhistory
October 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
**Tonight** 7th October
Dr Jane Jordan’s talk at St Leonard’s Church, Tooting Bec Gardens, Streatham 7:30pm. No need to book.
Before Windrush and Beyond: Recovering Black History at West Norwood Cemetery. #Blackhistory
Dr Jane Jordan’s talk at St Leonard’s Church, Tooting Bec Gardens, Streatham 7:30pm. No need to book.
Before Windrush and Beyond: Recovering Black History at West Norwood Cemetery. #Blackhistory
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Beautiful autumn colours on a glorious sayt @fownc1837.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Beautiful autumn colours on a glorious sayt @fownc1837.bsky.social