London Necropolis railway station was the terminus at Waterloo, London, of the London Necropolis Railway. The London Necropolis was opened in 1854 in response to severe overcrowding in London's existi
The Westminster Bridge Road entrance to the first London terminus. The ornate gates were originally designed for the Great Exhibition.
The offices of the LNC at 121 Westminster Bridge Road, including the first class entrance to the 1902 terminus.
London Necropolis Company
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The London Necropolis Company, formally the London Necropolis and National Mausoleum Company until 1927, was a cemetery operator established by Act of Parliament in 1852 in reaction to the crisis caus
London Necropolis railway station
…bodies. In 1899 the location of the terminus was blocking the expansion of Waterloo station. After much negotiation, the LSWR reached agreement with the London Necropolis Company, the owners of the cemetery and the railway: in return for the existing site, the LSWR re-equipped the London Necropolis Railway and supplied it with…
North station in 1907
Around 80% of burials were of paupers, few of which are marked by monuments.
Brookwood Columbarium, built as a mausoleum for Lord Cadogan but converted in 1910 for the storage of cremation urns.