Woking Crematorium
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Woking Crematorium

Woking, Woking Borough, Surrey, England

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  • Get directions Hermitage Road, St. John
    Woking, Woking Borough, Surrey GU21 1TJ England
    Coordinates: 51.31226, -0.60226
  • 01483 472197
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Woking Crematorium, established in 1878, was the first custom-built crematorium in the United Kingdom and is closely linked to the history of cremation in the UK. The new crematorium was first tested on 17 March 1879, when the body of a horse was cremated. The inhabitants of Woking showed strong antipathy to the crematorium and some appealed to Home Secretary, Sir Richard Cross, to prohibit the use of the facility. The Woking cremator could not be used for human remains until after cremation was declared to be lawful in February 1884, as the result of the trial of Dr William Price.

Woking Crematorium, established in 1878, was the first custom-built crematorium in the United Kingdom and is closely linked to the history of cremation in the UK. The new crematorium was first tested on 17 March 1879, when the body of a horse was cremated. The inhabitants of Woking showed strong antipathy to the crematorium and some appealed to Home Secretary, Sir Richard Cross, to prohibit the use of the facility. The Woking cremator could not be used for human remains until after cremation was declared to be lawful in February 1884, as the result of the trial of Dr William Price.

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