West Norwood Memorial Park Mausoleum of Edmund Distrim Maddick is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 August 1993. Mausoleum.
West Norwood Memorial Park Mausoleum of Edmund Distrim Maddick
- WRENN ID
- lunar-wattle-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lambeth
- Constituency
- Dulwich and West Norwood MP: Helen Hayes (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 August 1993
- Type
- Mausoleum
- Address
- West Norwood Memorial Park Mausoleum of Edmund Distrim Maddick, Norwood Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 324 720
- Coordinates
- 51.43203, -0.09676
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The West Norwood Memorial Park Mausoleum of Edmund Distim Maddick is a mausoleum with an attached forecourt, built in 1931, although Maddick himself did not pass away until 1939. The architect is unknown. Constructed from Portland stone, the mausoleum has a square plan that steps at the base and features an unusual scooped-profile, tapering stone roof. This roof is pierced by tall, glazed, cross-shaped windows on each face and is topped with sculptured figures of Christ, who has his left hand raised in blessing, and a young child. There is a bay leaf eaves cornice.
The central entrance features an enriched, eared stone doorcase with a central, inset stepped pediment that has a sculptured armorial device topped by a fluted lamp. The entrance has glazed bronze double doors, with the central panels forming a cross similar to those on the roof, and the letters "DM" are set on it, referring to both the deceased and the traditional sepulchral abbreviation "DOM". The other three sides of the mausoleum each have a window with a surround similar to the doorcase but without the pediment; these windows have patterned glazing that includes crosses with circular centers.
Inside, the mausoleum is lined with marble and features Ionic pilasters that support a festoon frieze. The floor is made of mosaic, and there are marble side benches decorated with wreaths that imitate sarcophagi. The ceiling is a glazed dome with mosaic spandrels that include a lamp design, and marble urns are placed on the window sills. There are inset wall tablets with inscriptions that reflect a humanistic sentiment characteristic of a strain of Anglicanism from the period. Some examples of the inscriptions include "To the many sacred friends whose love and devotion made the world beautiful for me," "Fear no one," "Pain no one," "Hate no one," "Envy no one," and the words "Hope," "Light," and "Life" inscribed on the coping.
The forecourt is paved in an Omega shape with inset symbols of Alpha and Omega, and it features a raised kerb with dies that contain flower holders. Edmund Distim Maddick was a surgeon who also rebuilt the Scala Theatre in 1905 and served as Director of Kinematography during World War I.
Local climate
West Norwood Memorial Park Mausoleum of Edmund Distrim Maddick sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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