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West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of Reverend Charles Haddon Spurgeon

A Grade II Listed Building in Lambeth, London

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Latitude: 51.4328 / 51°25'58"N

Longitude: -0.0968 / 0°5'48"W

OS Eastings: 532393

OS Northings: 172144

OS Grid: TQ323721

Mapcode National: GBR GS.J85

Mapcode Global: VHGRD.87NX

Plus Code: 9C3XCWM3+47

Entry Name: West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of Reverend Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Listing Date: 27 March 1981

Last Amended: 21 April 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1357923

English Heritage Legacy ID: 204526

ID on this website: 101357923

Location: West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium, West Dulwich, Lambeth, London, SE27

County: London

District: Lambeth

Electoral Ward/Division: Gipsy Hill

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Lambeth

Traditional County: Surrey

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: West Norwood St Luke

Church of England Diocese: Southwark

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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 16 October 2023 to correct a typo in the name, address, remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards

TQ 3272
32/737

963-0/32/737

(off) NORWOOD ROAD SE27 (east side)
West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of Rev. Charles Haddon Spurgeon

(Formerly listed as Tomb of Rev Charles Haddon Spurgeon in West Norwood Memorial Park)

27/03/81

GV
II

Chest tomb on high plinth. c1892, designer unknown. Grey granite with stone dressings. Massive granite plinth with quoins inset with paler granite and central inset inscribed panel. Stepped base to tomb which has polished granite columns with white stone bases and foliated capitals at angles supporting an overhanging pitched lid. Inscribed panels to sides, that to front with fine sculptured marble portrait bust in tondo. Below, resting on steps, a sculptured pink granite cushion, with tasselled corners, having a Bible open at Timothy 7:8. A popular preacher, Spurgeon was reported to have attracted more mourners than any other funeral in the cemetery's history.

Listing NGR: TQ3239372144

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