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[edit] William Burges (architect)

Hi, I have re-instated the dates for WB's father. maths 101: Alfred was b.1796 & d.1886 e.g. was aged 90 at death, a few years after his son. The dates are off his tombstone, which is Grade-II listed, so it should be reliable ;-) Crook's entry in the DNB also cites his death at 1886. However, his death was registered in the first quarter of 1886 in E. Preston and whoever filed it only gave his age as 84. (Mistakes in Civil registration are not unknown!) Alfred is buried in West Norwood Cemetery in Grave 4,478 at square 34 with his wife (-1855) and his son William. William apparently wanted to be buried in the Cathedral that he had designed at Cork, but there were difficulties and he was buried in the family vault at Norwood. Ephebi 16:10, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

If you are searching for his memorial, get a detailed map from the cemetery office. Its set back from the path in an area that's quite full of summer overgrowth at the moment, look for a grey horizontal sarcophagus about a foot tall with a slightly-raised cross carved into a love-heart Ephebi 22:04, 18 July 2007 (UTC)