Brompton Cemetery
About the Brompton Cemetery....The West London and Westminster Cemetery Company, as it was known, was established in 1836, and then opened in 1840 to the design of Benjamin Baud.
Regarded as one of the finest Victorian Metropolitan cemeteries in the country, the Brompton Cemetery has a formal layout with a central avenue leading to a chapel based on St Peter's Basilica in Rome. Amongst its shady walks are over 35,000 monuments - many of historical importance.Buried in the Brompton Cemetery are people from all walks of life, including thirteen holders of the Victorian Cross, Chelsea Pensioners and the community of West London. The Brompton Cemetery provides a rare haven of peace, beauty and tranquillity.
After the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, London became the world's commercial capital. Its population increased from one million in 1800 to over 2.6 million by 1850. Consequently the inadequate sanitary conditions led to endemic disease and the existing burial grounds were unable to cope. Parliament authorised the establishment of seven commercial cemeteries around London, of which Brompton Cemetery is an outstanding example. It was also known as the West of London and Westminster Cemetery.
Film makers have been attracted to the gothic splendour of Brompton Cemetery with its elaborate Victorian gravestones offering ideal settings for thrillers & period dramas. GoldenEye Pierce Brosnan's first Bond movie , Johnny English with Rowan Atkinson, The Wings of the Dove, Jack & Sarah with Richard E Grant are just some of the movies shot in Brompton Cemetery. On your next visit to London do not miss the Brompton Cemetery….another one of London's top attractions. Enjoy !
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West Brompton - District Line (Wimbledon branch)
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