Group of people at the Garden museum in London
Wild flower meadow
In Lambeth, biodiversity isn’t a buzzword. It’s action.
From 40 Bee Roads 🌸 and 12,000+ new trees 🌳 to thriving wildlife at West Norwood Cemetery 🦉, real change is happening when councils and communities work together. 1/2
27.02.2026 21:09 —
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A few members of the magnificent Friends’ volunteer gardening group who, alongside others in the hardworking team, tend to the cemetery and make it a place of tranquility and beauty. Wishing the team a very happy upcoming 5th year anniversary with much gratitude from us all
23.02.2026 15:41 —
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A few members of the magnificent Friends’ volunteer gardening group who, alongside others in the hardworking team, tend to the cemetery and make it a place of tranquility and beauty. Wishing the team a very happy upcoming 5th year anniversary with much gratitude from us all
23.02.2026 15:41 —
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Vauxhall Bridge visible from the foreshore at low tide on a grey & cold overcast day. Skyscrapers are seen in the distance.
A new sign showing the entrance to Effra Quay, Vauxhall, south of the river. The Thames Path has been reopened after work on the new Super Sewer by Tideway.
One of the imposing famous Effra stone lions in mid-roar, the stone now covered in green algae.
A second Effra stone lions, this one higher up on the foreshore so not as covered in green algae.
At Effra Quay today on the hunt for one of London’s famous lost rivers, the Effra, which once spanned the length of Lambeth, travelling from Upper Norwood through West Norwood cemetery, around Brockwell Park & Kennington Oval, before reaching the Thames at Vauxhall Bridge near the MI6 building 1/
18.02.2026 12:39 —
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A photo of an elegant grade-II listed tomb in West Norwood cemetery
A 1914 competition map: Changing the map of Europe
8 years ago, at the British Library, I first saw this map: an FT reader competition to predict the boundaries of Europe after WW1. I made a note to find out more one day - which ultimately led me last month to this tomb in West Norwood cemetery. You can read more here: www.ft.com/content/79a4...
15.02.2026 17:00 —
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This is the Berens memorial in West Norwood Cemtery. It is considered one of the finest examples of high Victorian monuments in the country.
05.12.2024 15:32 —
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I *think* that one is on Robson Road, by West Norwood cemetery railings. And there’s at least one in the cemetery now. Someone did a map I think…
12.01.2026 21:34 —
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Komorebi
Gorgeous light at Nunhead cemetery, London #godrays #crepuscularrays #phoro #photography #naturephotography
12.01.2026 22:12 —
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Monochrome photograph. A scene of gnarly tree branches against a grey sky is framed by 6 grand stone pillars, 3 on either side.
The mortuary chapel in the Greek necropolis of West Norwood cemetery
#Photography
29.12.2025 16:48 —
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Monochrome photograph of a cemetery. A squared tombstone leans in at an angle, beyond are numerous headstones, a glossy cross leans back on other stones reflecting the grey sky. On the branches above are several crows.
A nice winter stroll around West Norwood Cemetery yesterday, one of London's 'Magnificent Seven'. The crows were out in full force, adding to the ambience.
29.12.2025 11:30 —
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I have shared on our X account
01.12.2025 20:55 —
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This is wonderful to read!
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@fownc1837.bsky.social I wrote this recently about the new/reinstated gate…
28.11.2025 12:11 —
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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
www.westnorwoodcemetery.org/christmas-in...
27.11.2025 20:02 —
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3/3 Florence died in 1909 while Hannah reitred in 1913. By 1911 she'd moved to 46 Binfield Road Stockwell where she died in 1916. Both sisters are buried at West Norwood Cemetery
22.11.2025 08:12 —
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2/3 By 1881 they were living with widowed mother & other siblings at 55 Loughborough Park. Their older sister Lucy was also employed at Doultons for a short while but left to become the family's housekeeper. Doulton also employed their brother Arthur who died young in 1879.
22.11.2025 08:12 —
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1/3 After attending Lambeth School of Art, Hannah Barlow was the first woman employed by Doulton & Co, #Lambeth in 1871 to paint their ceramics. She was joined a few years later by sister Florence - Hannah’s designs featured animals while Florence painted birds and flowers.
22.11.2025 08:12 —
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Grave Search - Friends Of West Norwood Cemetery
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery also offer a guide for locating graves www.fownc.org/grave-search/
14.11.2025 09:47 —
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By 1919, Mabel Matthews, now widowed, was living at 8 Brockwell Park Gardens, Herne Hill with her widowed mother, sister and 2 brothers. She lived there until her death in 1970 and is buried in West Norwood Cemetery.
@hernehillsociety.bsky.social
13.11.2025 11:40 —
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@fownc1837.bsky.social
14.11.2025 09:48 —
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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
13.11.2025 09:56 —
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As it’s Remembrance Day, the beautiful poppies on the railings of West Norwood Cemetery. Red for the Fallen, White for Peace, Purple for Animals all hand made by Knitwits at West Norwood Library ❤️🤍💜
#remembranceday #westnorwoodcemetery #poppies #knitwits #westnorwoodlibrary #westnorwood #lambeth
11.11.2025 17:44 —
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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
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