Statutory Listing

Statutory Listing of Memorials in Brookwood Cemetery

Moir family memorial - now listed Grade II We are delighted to announce that consequent to Woking Borough Council's agreement to submit a formal request to the Department of Culture, Media & Sport for the statutory listing of certain memorials at Brookwood, fifteen of the twenty memorials submitted have been approved for statutory listing. Of these, 14 are listed Grade II and one is listed Grade II*.

The Moir family memorial, now listed Grade II.

For the first time Brookwood Cemetery Ltd will be in a position to bid for external funding to assist with the restoration of these monuments. The full list is as follows:

GRADE II*
Lord Edward Pelham-Clinton (plot 4)

Bronze memorial to Lady Matilda Jane Pelham-Clinton (died 1892) and Lord Edward Pelham-Clinton (died 1907). Now listed Grade II*

GRADE II
Bent family memorial (plot 34)
Brookwood Memorial (military section)
Columbarium (plot 26)
De Morgan memorial (plot 24)
Drake family mausoleum (plot 31)
Elaine Falkiner (plot 2)
Sir Luke Fildes (plot 36)
Freshfield family memorial (plot 44)
Dr G. W. Leitner (plot 2)
Sir E. W. Moir (plot 4) - see illustration at top of page
G. Salviati (plot 25)
Henri van Laun (plot 80)
John S. Sargent (plot 27)
Vickers family memorial (plot 31)

An article about this appeared in the Woking News & Mail on 16th September 2004. (Registration fee now required to view this article online).

Background to the Submission
Subsequent to the publication of our new introductory guide to the cemetery, the Planning Office at Woking Borough Council submitted a formal request to the Department of Culture, Media & Sport to have "certain memorials statutorily listed ... because of their architectural and historic importance. Having them listed will assist in their protection and help attract funding for repair works to safeguard their future." At that time the only listed structure in Brookwood Cemetery was the chapel, flagstaff and entrance to the American Military section.

The original list of 20 memorials and plots recommended for listing were as follows: Elaine Falkiner (plot 2), Dr G. W. Leitner (plot 2), Sir E. W. Moir (plot 4), G. Salviati (plot 25), Lord Edward Pelham-Clinton (plot 4), Henri van Laun (plot 80), Arthur Hacker (plot 27), Bent family memorial (plot 34), Sir Luke Fildes (plot 36), Freshfield family memorial (plot 44), John S. Sargent (the Ring), Drake family mausoleum (plot 31), Vickers family memorial (plot 31), the Columbarium (plot 26), the De Morgan memorial (plot 24), Dr Robert Knox (plot 100), Alfred Bestall (plot 100), the Nicols family mausoleum (plot 131), the Brookwood Memorial (military section), and the Parsee ground.