Grave & Headstone Cleaning at Ladywell Cemetery
Lewisham · SE4 · Council cemetery · opened 1858
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Ladywell Cemetery, opened in 1858 as Lewisham’s parish burial board cemetery, sits alongside and is often grouped with the neighbouring Brockley Cemetery. Now largely full, most current activity here is memorial work and the reopening of existing family graves, whose Victorian headstones can be heavily weathered. We carry out careful, stone-safe grave and headstone cleaning that suits this older stonework.
About Ladywell Cemetery
Ladywell Cemetery opened in 1858 as Lewisham’s parish burial board cemetery and covers about 15.5 acres. It is physically continuous with the neighbouring Brockley Cemetery, and the two are often written up jointly as Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, sharing a Friends group despite being separately administered. Heritage bodies cite it as an example of the first wave of Victorian municipal cemeteries.
Access: Run by Lewisham Council’s Cemeteries and Crematorium Services, jointly with the neighbouring Brockley Cemetery. As the cemetery is now largely full, most memorial work involves reopening existing family graves under the council’s permit process.
- Opened
- 1858
- Administered by
- London Borough of Lewisham (Cemeteries and Crematorium Services)
Permission: memorial work here is governed by London Borough of Lewisham (Cemeteries and Crematorium Services). In practice the registered grave owner’s consent is what we ask for, and we work to the site’s own memorial rules — see their memorial guidance, or our guide to who needs permission to clean a grave.
Services We Provide at Ladywell Cemetery
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How It Works at Ladywell Cemetery
Tell us the plot
Send us the section and grave reference at Ladywell Cemetery. You do not need to attend — we come to you.
Free quote
We confirm the stone type and condition (a photo helps) and give a clear, no-obligation price before any work begins.
We carry out the work
Our specialist works gently with stone-safe methods, following the cemetery’s regulations — never pressure washing.
Before & after photos
You receive before-and-after photographs and a short written report, usually within 24 hours.
Ladywell Cemetery is one of many burial grounds we care for across Lewisham and the wider capital. We work in council, private, faith and heritage cemeteries throughout all 32 London boroughs and the M25 — see more cemeteries we cover, our grave cleaning service, or memorial care by faith and community.
For the wider area, see headstone cleaning in Lewisham or headstone cleaning across South London.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I have a grave cleaned at Ladywell Cemetery?+
Yes. We provide professional, stone-safe grave and headstone cleaning at Ladywell Cemetery, following the cemetery’s regulations. Just give us the section and grave reference and we’ll do the rest.
Do I need to be present?+
No. We only need the cemetery name and plot reference. We send before-and-after photographs and a short report when the work is done.
How much does grave cleaning at Ladywell Cemetery cost?+
A single headstone clean starts from £75 and a full grave clean from £85, depending on stone type, condition and access. We always provide a free, no-obligation quote first.
Are Ladywell Cemetery and Brockley Cemetery the same place?+
They’re physically joined and often referred to together as Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, sharing a Friends group, but they were established by separate burial boards and remain separately named and administered. It’s worth confirming which cemetery a grave falls in, since entrances and records differ between the two.
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Free, no-obligation assessment. Just tell us the section and grave reference.
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