John Clarke
@jmclarke1854.bsky.social
Retired medical librarian & administrator; author of works on Brookwood and West Norwood Cemetery, historian, taphophile
https://john-clarke.co.uk/
https://john-clarke.co.uk/
The architectural historian Professor James Stevens Curl died on 5 November; a pioneer of the architecture of death and cemetery studies.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The architectural historian Professor James Stevens Curl died on 5 November; a pioneer of the architecture of death and cemetery studies.
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Christmas in St Stephen's Chapel with West Norwood and Crystal Palace Community Choirs.
Date: Saturday 6 December, 2025
Time: 2pm-4pm
Venue: St Stephen's Chapel, West Norwood Cemetery, Norwood Road, London SE27 9JX @fownc1837.bsky.social
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Date: Saturday 6 December, 2025
Time: 2pm-4pm
Venue: St Stephen's Chapel, West Norwood Cemetery, Norwood Road, London SE27 9JX @fownc1837.bsky.social
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November 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Christmas in St Stephen's Chapel with West Norwood and Crystal Palace Community Choirs.
Date: Saturday 6 December, 2025
Time: 2pm-4pm
Venue: St Stephen's Chapel, West Norwood Cemetery, Norwood Road, London SE27 9JX @fownc1837.bsky.social
www.westnorwoodcemetery.org/christmas-in...
Date: Saturday 6 December, 2025
Time: 2pm-4pm
Venue: St Stephen's Chapel, West Norwood Cemetery, Norwood Road, London SE27 9JX @fownc1837.bsky.social
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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
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
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.
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...
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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October 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Opening dates for the Visitor Centre @fownc1837.bsky.social for September.
September 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Opening dates for the Visitor Centre @fownc1837.bsky.social for September.
Tonight's "Fake or Fortune?" on BBC1 revisited the portrait of Dido Belle and Lady Elizabeth Murray. Dido Belle featured in @fownc1837.bsky.social Newsletter 110 (May 2024) www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Fake or Fortune? - Series 13: 5. What Happened Next? A Double Whodunnit
The team return to two portraits of Black British women from the 18th and 19th centuries. How have recent changes in society transformed the fortunes of these important artworks?
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August 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Tonight's "Fake or Fortune?" on BBC1 revisited the portrait of Dido Belle and Lady Elizabeth Murray. Dido Belle featured in @fownc1837.bsky.social Newsletter 110 (May 2024) www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
The programme of events for next month's London Open House is available at programme.openhouse.org.uk/calendar
Calendar
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August 15, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The programme of events for next month's London Open House is available at programme.openhouse.org.uk/calendar
@fownc1837.bsky.social hosted a walking tour for the Friends of Woodbury Park Cemetery (Tunbridge Wells). The group were particularly interested in seeing some of the NLHF projects including the new Visitor Centre and St Stephen's Chapel.
August 15, 2025 at 9:04 AM
@fownc1837.bsky.social hosted a walking tour for the Friends of Woodbury Park Cemetery (Tunbridge Wells). The group were particularly interested in seeing some of the NLHF projects including the new Visitor Centre and St Stephen's Chapel.
Please note tomorrow's guided walk @fownc1837.bsky.social has been cancelled due to the weather forecast (thunderstorms & heavy rain).
July 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Please note tomorrow's guided walk @fownc1837.bsky.social has been cancelled due to the weather forecast (thunderstorms & heavy rain).
Guided tour of @fownc1837.bsky.social this Saturday at 2.30pm.
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Walking Tour of West Norwood Cemetery
Join us for a leisurely stroll through this historic cemetery and explore fascinating stories and beautiful architecture.
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July 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Guided tour of @fownc1837.bsky.social this Saturday at 2.30pm.
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Guided tour of @fownc1837.bsky.social featuring the language of gravestones and tales of murder, mayhem and mistaken identities. This Sunday at 11am.
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Monuments & Mysteries Tour of West Norwood Cemetery
Guided walk through one of London's Magnificent Seven with a guide from the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery. Suggested donation £10.
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July 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Guided tour of @fownc1837.bsky.social featuring the language of gravestones and tales of murder, mayhem and mistaken identities. This Sunday at 11am.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/monuments-...
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Guided tour of @fownc1837.bsky.social Established in 1837, West Norwood Cemetery was the second of London's Magnificent Seven cemeteries. This Sunday at 2.30pm.
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Walking Tour of West Norwood Cemetery
Guided walk through one of London's Magnificent Seven with a guide from the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (£10 donation)
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July 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Guided tour of @fownc1837.bsky.social Established in 1837, West Norwood Cemetery was the second of London's Magnificent Seven cemeteries. This Sunday at 2.30pm.
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We are crowdfunding to raise money to restore our Calvary #War #Memorial, originally completed in 1919. The calvary is now structurally unsafe and therefore surrounded by scaffolding to protect it. #milhist #church #london #EarlsCourt www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/restore-ou...
Restore our Calvary War Memorial
To raise funds to restore St Cuthbert's Calvary War Memorial in Philbeach Gardens so that it may once again stand as a beacon of remembrance
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June 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We are crowdfunding to raise money to restore our Calvary #War #Memorial, originally completed in 1919. The calvary is now structurally unsafe and therefore surrounded by scaffolding to protect it. #milhist #church #london #EarlsCourt www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/restore-ou...
A walking tour of @fownc1837.bsky.social to delve into aspects of Black British History stretching far beyond the arrival of Empire Windrush. This Sunday at 2pm.
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Windrush Day: Recovering Black British History at West Norwood Cemetery
A walking tour led by a guide from the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery.
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June 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A walking tour of @fownc1837.bsky.social to delve into aspects of Black British History stretching far beyond the arrival of Empire Windrush. This Sunday at 2pm.
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Similarly there is a digital tour of the catacombs @fownc1837.bsky.social
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West Norwood Cemetery Catacombs - 3D model by artfletch
The catacombs formerly below the Anglican Chapel in West Norwood Cemetery, c1837 by Sir William Tite.
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12262 photos taken in Februar...
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June 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Similarly there is a digital tour of the catacombs @fownc1837.bsky.social
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A digital tour of the restored St Stephen's Chapel @fownc1837.bsky.social is available here
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West Norwood St Stephen's Chapel - 3D model by artfletch
St Stephen’s Chapel in the Greek Section of Norwood Cemetery. The chapel was built in 1872 by Stephen Ralli in memory of his son Augustus and designed in Greek Revival style probably by John Old...
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June 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
A digital tour of the restored St Stephen's Chapel @fownc1837.bsky.social is available here
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Another chance to join two military themed walks @fownc1837.bsky.social on 7 June. These tours cover some of the Fallen from WW1 (starting at 2pm) and WW2 (starting at 10.30am). Further details & how to book places see www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of...
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
West Norwood Cemetery, one of London’s
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May 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Another chance to join two military themed walks @fownc1837.bsky.social on 7 June. These tours cover some of the Fallen from WW1 (starting at 2pm) and WW2 (starting at 10.30am). Further details & how to book places see www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of...
May 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A couple of photos of the inside of St Stephen's Chapel this afternoon @fownc1837.bsky.social #lambeth
May 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A couple of photos of the inside of St Stephen's Chapel this afternoon @fownc1837.bsky.social #lambeth
Authentic coffin tickets are here, along with the original source.
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London Necropolis coffin tickets | Birmingham City Council
Online collections and galleries from the Library of Birmingham's archives
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May 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Authentic coffin tickets are here, along with the original source.
www.birmingham.gov.uk/directory_re...
www.birmingham.gov.uk/directory_re...
Appeared earlier today, although the recording was done a while back. The image used for the coffin ticket is not authentic.
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Woking's Brookwood Cemetery and its 'bizarre coffin train'
Brookwood Cemetery was once served by a
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May 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Appeared earlier today, although the recording was done a while back. The image used for the coffin ticket is not authentic.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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