Worthing Crematorium

Worthing Crematorium is a municipal crematorium in Findon, West_Sussex, England. It is located on the site of Muntham Court country house and estate.[1] Following the death in 1957 of the last owner Colonel U.O. Thynne, the estate was auctioned off and the house and gardens demolished to make way for a crematorium.[2]

Worthing Crematorium
Worthing Crematorium in 2005
General information
Town or cityFindon
CountryEngland
Coordinates50°52′33″N 0°25′20″W
Construction started1967
Completed1968
Inaugurated5th January 1968
OwnerWorthing Borough Council

Construction of the crematorium complex began in 1967 on the site of the old tennis courts. It was designed under leadership of Borough Architect of the Worthing Council Frank Morris and received Architectural Design Project Award for 1966. The crematorium opened its doors on the 5th January 1968. The first cremation service, of Isobelle Maude Tarry was three days later on the 8th January 1968.[3]

  • View north towards to the Gardens of Rest
  • Remains of the old pavent near the site of the country house
  • Remaining monogrammed wall fragment of the house

References

Footnotes
  1. "Worthing Crematorium History". worthingcrem.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. Bradley-Hole 2004, pp. 63–65, SOUTH EAST
  3. Stanley 1992, pp. 77–78, EPILOGUE

Bibliography
  • Bradley-Hole, Kathryn (2004). Lost Gardens of England, from the Archives of Country Life. 25 Bedford Avenue, London: Aurum Press. ISBN 185410991X.CS1 maint: location (link)
  • Stanley, D. (1992). Muntham Court Estate and Worthing Crematorium. Worthing: D. Stanley. ISBN 0952030101.
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