Description

SJ 39 SE PRIORY ROAD L4

4/932 Crematorium at - Anfield Cemetery

II -

Crematorium. 1894-6. Probably J. Rhind. Snecked stone and slate roof. T-plan building with south porch and north wing; north west tower. Porch has gable and pointed-arched entrance, no capitals. Tall gabled buttresses. Returns have 5-light windows with Perpendicular tracery; 2 king mullions with niches. Wing has 3-light windows with gables. Tower has angle buttresses supporting niches. Top louvred bell openings. Embattled parapet on corbel table and angle gargoyles. C20 extension to east. Interior has small chapel with arched opening and flanking arched entrances to furnaces behind. The 4th crematorium to be opened in the country.

Listing NGR: SJ3646293668

External Links

• Wikidata Q87577681

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