Mortlake Crematorium

Mortlake Crematorium
General information
TypeCrematorium
LocationKew Meadow Path
Richmond
TW9 4EN
England
United Kingdom
Area: Kew, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Construction started1936
Completed1939
Opening1939
Cost£27,000
OwnerLondon boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
ManagementMortlake Crematorium Board
Design and construction
Architect(s)Douglas Barton
DeveloperHammersmith Metropolitan Borough Council
Website
www.mortlakecrematorium.org
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameMortlake Crematorium
Designated5 May 2011
Reference no.1400834

Mortlake Crematorium is a crematorium in Kew, near its boundary with Mortlake, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It opened in 1939, next to Mortlake Cemetery.

The crematorium serves the boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames in the west and south-west of London. It is managed by a board made up of three elected councillors from each of these four boroughs.

Citing it as "a rare example" of Art Deco design in the borough, Richmond upon Thames Council has described it as "a building of exceptional quality and character". Environmentalist Colin Hines describes it as "probably the most undiscovered deco treasure in London". Hilary Grainger, writing in Encyclopedia of Cremation, describes the architectural style as Italianate and the building as having "beautiful cloisters with discrete brick detailing". It has been a Grade II listed building since 2011, being assessed by Historic England as having "a distinctive Art Deco design that survives little altered in a compact and practical composition".