Local undertaker rescues Margravine Cemetery monument

One of Margravine Cemetery's most distinctive memorials has been restored to its original glory, after a local firm of funeral directors responded to an appeal from the Friends of Margravine Cemetery.

The Broad family monument, one of only three listed monuments in the cemetery, which is also known as Hammersmith Cemetery, had lain on its side for years after being toppled from its plinth.

The grave belongs to George Broad, who owned the foundry in Hammersmith which cast the Eros statue at Piccadilly Circus.

Following an appeal from the Friends of Margravine Cemetery, funeral directors and monumental masons, J H Kenyon offered to help, and a lorry and crane lifted the 2m bronze memorial onto its sandstone plinth at midday on Thursday October 13.

The listed memorial is is to George Broad, who died in 1895, and his wife and depicts an angel with a sword and holding an inscribed Renaissance shield.

The Friends are currently trying to gain information and any photos from local people who knew the cemetery in the aftermath of World War 11 onwards. If you have information or would like to help please contact them at info@margravinecemetery.org.uk.

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