Mortlake Crematorium

Mortlake Crematorium is a crematorium built between 1938 and 1939 by F. Douglas Barton. It is constructed of brown-red brick, with metal windows and grilles, and has tiled roofs.

The building has a central plan featuring an axial chapel with an oven chamber located behind it. This is flanked at the front by offices and reception rooms, while cloistered walks are situated at the rear. A tower is attached to the southeast of the main structure.

The entrance front includes a projecting porte cochere with arched openings and tall stone-framed side lights. The side ranges feature mullioned five-light windows, with arched openings on either side. The central section containing the chapel is stepped up in stages and has pedimented gable ends. A square, two-stage tower houses the ventilation shaft and is topped with a hipped roof. The chapel's side elevations have tall arched windows separated by buttresses. The sides and rear of the crematorium are lined with arcaded walkways that feature memorial walls, with regular grey stone inscription plaques.

Inside, the side walls of the entrance vestibules display inscription plaques commemorating the crematorium's opening. Flanking the entrance are remembrance book rooms, with a waiting room to the east and an office to the west. The reception rooms are plain, but the barrel-vaulted chapel is of particular interest. The catafalque, which has decorative marble facing at its base, is set within an arched recess adorned with feather ornamentation. Arched windows are located on either side of the recess, and arched doorways flanking it are faced in grey marble. The northern entrance of the chapel features a triple-arched glazed screen with pilasters beside the central door, and above it is an oak-faced gallery.

In the rose garden to the south, there are matching brick and tile benches, and the entrance gates to the northwest are designed in a similar style.