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Over 200,000 people lay at peace here, their lives commemorated with scores of spectacular memorials – from grieving angels and ivy-clad crosses to ornate mausoleums and imposing columns. Amidst these gothic monuments, the cemetery is teeming with life.
Brompton Cemetery, consecrated by the Bishop of London in June 1840, is one of Britain’s oldest and most distinguished garden cemeteries. The cemetery is Grade I Listed on the Historic England Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, and all of the cemetery buildings are Grade II* Listed.
Brompton Cemetery (originally the West of London and Westminster Cemetery) is since 1852 the first (and only) London cemetery to be Crown property, managed by The Royal Parks, in West Brompton in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
The Brompton Cemetery database contains over 200,000 records dating from 1840. The data has been captured from historic burial records.
Brompton Cemetery was opened in 1840 as the West of London and Westminster Cemetery. Its founder was the architect, inventor and entrepreneur Stephen Geary (1797-1854), who had previously created cemeteries at Highgate and Nunhead.
You could spend a lifetime exploring the fascinating lives of Brompton’s residents. You can start your journey by discovering just a few of Brompton Cemetery’s famous graves and places with our Top 100 points of interest leaflet, featuring four self-guided walks.
Guided tours of the Cemetery will be offered every Sunday from March through to October, and then fortnightly in November and December. The tours start at 2.00pm at the North Lodge Information Centre. A suggested donation of £10 is appreciated, but we welcome whatever you are able to contribute.
The history and architecture of Brompton Cemetery. More than 205,000 people from 40 different nationalities lie buried in London’s atmospheric Brompton Cemetery. London’s historic Brompton Cemetery – monuments, mausoleums and catacombs. In 1800, the population of London stood at around 1 million.
Brompton Cemetery is one of London’s famed ‘Magnificent Seven’ – a series of spectacular cemeteries that were created to ease overcrowding in Victorian London. Nestled amidst the cemetery’s trees and wildflowers are over 35,000 gravestones and monuments.
Access essential info for a visit to Brompton Cemetery with our FAQs on hours, transport, history, and more for a serene London experience.
