Introduction
Features include a chapel, lawn, summerhouse and two pergolas.
The site is over 1.6 hectares and is approached by a tree-lined semi-circular drive. To the rear of the new chapel is an extensive lawn with a large rose garden leading into a woodland area planted with dedicated trees.
A footbridge leads across a stream to a small summer house. The stream feeds a large pond surrounded by bullrushes. To the west is a formal garden with two pergolas supporting climbing roses, and two small ponds. The original layout has proved too small and is now being extended (2000).
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Access contact details
The site is a crematorium. Please visit the website for more information. http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/ccm/content/parks-and-recreation/cremations.en
- History
The Cambridge City Crematorium was built in 1938, to the designs of the architect J. Percival Chaplin of Norwich. It is situated to the west of the A14 in pastoral surroundings on the Huntingdon Road, four miles from the centre of Cambridge.
- Features & Designations
Features
- Summerhouse
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- Drive
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- Ornamental Pond
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- Lawn
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- Pergola
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- Chapel
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- Key Information
Type
Funerary Site
Purpose
Sacred / Ritual / Funerary
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
- References
Contributors
Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust