Panorama showing Brompton Cemetery in London. Picture taken near the middle of the cemetery.

Brompton Cemetery - London visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Brompton Cemetery' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Greater London.

Brompton Cemetery is a large cemetery near Earls Court in London. The cemetery opened in 1840 when it was called the 'West of London and Westminster Cemetery'. It is one of seven cemeteries opened in London during the mid 19th century to alleviate the burial demands being made on parish churches in the growing city. The site covers 39-acre (16 hectare) and contains about 35,000 gravestones and monuments.

Brompton Cemetery was designed by Benjamin Baud. At the southern end is a domed basilica chapel, built in 1839 and based on St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. This is approached along a long colonnade flanked on either side by catacombs, and the whole site is laid out like a large open air cathedral.

Brompton Cemetery is managed by The Royal Parks, and is a Grade II* listed site in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England with several individually listed monuments. Many of the names of BBeatrix Potter's animal characters come from the various gravestones here and the cemetery has featured in several films.

Those interested in further information should contact the Friends of Brompton Cemetery, whose address is given below. The Friends offer grave searches and volunteer-run guided tours of the site.

Friends of Brompton Cemetery
South Lodge
Brompton Cemetery
Fulham Road
London SW10 9UG
Phone +44 20 7351 1689

Rail: West Brompton
Bus: Fulham Road, Old Brompton Road
Tube: Fulham Broadway (District line), West Brompton (Dictrict, London Overground lines)