Gates, piers and railings, Camberwell New Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. Gates, piers, railings. 2 related planning applications.

Gates, piers and railings, Camberwell New Cemetery

WRENN ID
scattered-wattle-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Southwark
Constituency
Lewisham West and East Dulwich MP: Ellie Reeves (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Gates, piers, railings
Address
Gates, piers and railings, Camberwell New Cemetery, Brenchley Gardens, SE23 3RD
OS grid reference
TQ 357 746
Coordinates
51.45417, -0.04763
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gates, piers, and railings at Camberwell New Cemetery were constructed between 1928 and 1929. They are made of stone, with metal railings and gates featuring coats of arms. The main entrance consists of a single carriageway framed by a pair of square piers, each topped with square capstones and spheres. The faces of the piers have recessed panels decorated with a cornice block just below the moulded capstone. On either side of the carriageway, there are additional piers of the same design that frame a pedestrian walkway.

Attached to the eastern pier is a single-storey watch house, also square in plan, which has an additional pier of the same style. The gates and railings feature plain uprights, a frieze along the top, and a dado rail below. These gates, piers, and railings are noted for their group value, as they complement the Waiting Room, Lodge, and Mortuary Chapels of Camberwell New Cemetery.

Local climate

Gates, piers and railings, Camberwell New Cemetery sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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