London Necropolis & National Mausoleum Co

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  • Property activities Cemetery development & management

Notes:

Incorporated by act of parliament 1852 as London Necropolis & National Mausoleum Co. Acquired 2,200 acres of land of which 500 were initially laid out as cemetery. Opened 1854. Served by train service of London & South Western Railway Co from private stations at Waterloo and in cemetery grounds. Also undertakers and monumental masons. Devoted surplus land to housing development. From mid 1950s subject to take over bids on account of real estate assets and in 1959 acquired by Alliance Property Co Ltd

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