Bandon Hill Cemetery
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Bandon Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in south-west London. While it was founded in 1900 by the Croydon Rural District Council,[1] it is actually located in the London Borough of Sutton[1] and upon the formation of London Boroughs in 1965, was jointly run by the London Boroughs of Croydon and Sutton.[1] It has an area of about 6¼ hectares[1] and contains about 14,000 grave spaces.[1]
History
The cemetery's first interment occurred on Wednesday, 7 March 1900.[1] On Friday, 24 March 2006 the cemetery carried out its 30,000th interment.[1]
Notable interments
- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor,[2] English composer who achieved such success that he was once called the "African Mahler"
- Eugene Stratton,[3] American-born dancer and singer, whose career was mostly spent in British music halls
- Joe Elvin,[3] Cockney comedian and music hall entertainer and a Founder of the Grand Order of Water Rats, a show business charity
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Bandon Hill Cemetery". London Borough of Sutton. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ The Crisis magazine September 1913
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Music Hall and Variety Artistes Burial Places". at www.arthurlloyd.co.uk.
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