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Manchester Crematorium

  • Country United Kingdom
  • Total identified casualties 191 Find these casualties
  • Region Lancashire
  • Identified casualties from First & Second World War
  • GPS Coordinates Latitude: 53.43073, Longitude: -2.26634
MANCHESTER CREMATORIUM - CWGC
MANCHESTER CREMATORIUM - CWGC
MANCHESTER CREMATORIUM - CWGC

History information

The crematorium is in Barlow Moor Road, West Didsbury, on the southern side of the city. It adjoins Manchester (Southern) Cemetery.

The 14 casualties of the 1914-1918 War cremated here are commemorated on a memorial stone near the entrance to the grounds. The 177 casualties of the 1939-1945 War are commemorated on the memorial screen wall which stands in the 1939-1945 War Graves Plot, in nearby Manchester (Southern) Cemetery.

The crematorium was opened before the 1914-1918 War and is owned by the Manchester Crematorium Ltd.