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1939 - Second World War Starts
The General Cemetery Company was now no longer economically
viable. There was a lack of burial space, and anyway cremations
were becoming increasingly popular.
In 1936, in an attempt to provide additional burial space,
it had built an additional level above the catacombs, edged
by an ugly concrete balustrade.
Additionally there were several landslides in the cemetery
as a result of serious flooding which caused some of the catacombs
to collapse and damage the carriage road into the cemetery.
Second World War
Throughout the war the Company minutes document war fees
for repairs to bomb damage. The last record of the Cemetery
Company, in 1949, ominously reads: "War damages claim
still outstanding". |
