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    Woking Crematorium is a crematorium in Woking, a large town in the west of Surrey, England. Established in 1878, it was the first custom-built crematorium...
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    A crematorium or crematory is a venue for the cremation of the dead. Modern crematoria contain at least one cremator (also known as a crematory, retort...
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    development. Modern local government in Woking began with the creation of the Woking Local Board in 1893, which became Woking Urban District Council (UDC) in...
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    cremations took place at the venue. In 1891, Woking Crematorium added a chapel, pioneering the concept of a crematorium being a venue for funerals as well as...
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    contrary to Law". They founded the United Kingdom's first crematorium, Woking Crematorium in Woking in Surrey with Gorini travelling to England to assist...
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  • the first person to be legally cremated in the United Kingdom, at Woking Crematorium in Surrey. She was born Jeannette Caroline Grover in 1813 in Amsterdam...
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    at the age of 93 on 27 July 2022. His funeral took place at Woking Crematorium in Woking, Surrey on 14 September. Source: The Guardian and People reported...
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    Britain, on which they built Woking Crematorium, the first in Britain, in 1879. While the LNC never built its own crematorium, in 1910, Lord Cadogan decided...
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    Cremation was not legal in Great Britain until 1885. The first crematorium was built in Woking and it was successful. At that time cremation was championed...
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    ISBN 978-0-7524-8730-4. Harvey, David (2000). Monuments to Courage. Naval & Military Press Ltd. ISBN 1-84342-356-1. Location of grave and VC medal (Woking Crematorium)...
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