Brookwood Cemetery

Brookwood Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Western Europe and a designated Grade I listed heritage asset. It is currently on the Heritage at Risk Register following decades of dilapidation prior to its purchase by Woking Borough Council in 2014. Our masterplan is being used to create a forward plan for the next ten to twenty years which will assist in securing future funding for the cemetery restoration, and in the subsequent implementation of any development.

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Context

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As much as the fabric and landscape of the cemetery, it is its intangible heritage, its Spirit of Place, that the Masterplan seeks to conserve

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The masterplan proposes a virtuous circle of raising Brookwood’s profile, increasing usage, and enhancing its environment

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Everyday maintenance includes the restoration of the cemetery’s many and varied monuments

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Small scale improvements could include strengthening principal routes to aid wayfinding

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Proposals for longer term additions include new avenue planting, a visitor exhibition, and increase in capacity for funerals

City: Woking, UK
Use: Culture
Client: Brookwood Park Ltd and Woking Borough Council
Status: Completed
Collaborators: Business and Interpretation: Barker Langham
Landscape: Bradley-Hole Schoenaich Landscape
Funerary Consultant: Roger Bowdler