News and Events
HRH The Earl of Wessex visits Brookwood Cemetery
This week (Wednesday 1 July), The Earl of Wessex received a private tour of Brookwood Cemetery, one of the largest and culturally significant burial sites in the country. His Royal Highness was greeted by Strategic Asset Manager Ian Tomes...
Lost chapel restored in Brookwood Cemetery
A lost Victorian chapel, discovered in the undergrowth at Brookwood Cemetery, has been fully restored by Woking Borough Council. The exquisitely sculpted, Gothic style chapel, built almost entirely from Bath stone, has been sympathetically restored over the past five...
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Colquhoun Chapel Restoration Project Start date: 8 April 2019 for 16 weeks
Built in 1858, the gothic revival style Mausoleum stands in the backwoods of Brookwood Cemetery, Plot 57 and was originally built as a cemetery mortuary chapel. The architect was John Johnson and the sculptural decoration was carried out by W Boulton. The Mortuary...
Brookwood Cemetery receives national recognition
One of the largest cemeteries in the country has received ‘Gold’ recognition for its high industry standards and good practice at the prestigious National Cemetery of the Year Awards Brookwood Cemetery won the 2018 Gold award in the Large Cemetery category at the...