Golders Green Crematorium walk-around: Final resting place of some famous personalities.

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Keith Moon- Drummer
Keith John Moon was an English drummer for the rock band the Who.
He was noted for his unique style and his self-destructive behaviour and drug addiction.
Moon grew up in Alperton, a suburb of Wembley, in Middlesex, and took up the drums during the early 1960s. The official cause of death was listed on the certificate as “Clomethiazole (Heminevrin) overdose, self-administered but no evidence of intention. Open verdict.” It was later revealed Moon had 26 undissolved Heminevrin tablets still in his stomach when he died.
Anna Pavlova - Russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20th centuries. She was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet.
Cause of death: pleurisy, twenty days short of her 50th birthday.
Tubby Hayes - Edward Brian "Tubby" Hayes was an English jazz multi-instrumentalist, best known for his tenor saxophone playing in groups with fellow sax player Ronnie Scott and with trumpeter Jimmy Deuchar.
Cause of death: In July 1971, he underwent open heart surgery to replace the mitral valve. Hayes died in June 1973, during a second heart operation at the Hammersmith Hospital, at the age of 38.
Ronnie Scott - British jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner. He co-founded Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London's Soho district, one of the world's most popular jazz clubs, in 1959.
Cause of death: accidental overdose of barbiturate prescribed by his dentist.
Marc Bolan - an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and poet. He is known as one of the pioneers of the glam rock movement of the early 1970s with his band T. Rex
Bolan never learned to drive, fearing a premature death in a car crash.
Cause of death: On 16 September 1977, Bolan was a passenger in a Mini 1275GT driven by Gloria Jones as they headed home from Mortons club and restaurant in Berkeley Square. After she crossed a small humpback bridge near Gipsy Lane on Queens Ride, Barnes, southwest London, the car struck a fence post and then a tree. Bolan was killed instantly, while Jones suffered a broken arm and broken jaw
Sigmund Freud - an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.
Cause of death: Lethal dose of morphine. Freud was suffering with cancer at the time.
Peter SellersCBE - was an English actor, comedian and singer. He performed in the BBC Radio comedy series The Goon Show, featured on a number of hit comic songs and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film roles, among them Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther series.
Cause of death: Heart attack aged 54 years.
Dame Barbara Windsor - an English actress, known for her roles in the Carry On films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.
Cause of death: Alzheimer’s disease.
Frederick Albert Heath - known professionally as Johnny Kidd, was an English singer-songwriter, best remembered as the lead vocalist for the rock and roll band Johnny Kidd & the Pirates. He was one of the few pre-Beatles British rockers to achieve worldwide fame, mainly for his 1960 hit, "Shakin' All Over".
Cause of death: a motor car collision on the A58, Bury New Road, Breightmet, near Radcliffe, Lancashire, around 2 am. The Ford Cortina in which he was travelling as a passenger had a head-on collision with a Mini. they were returning from a 21st birthday party. The New Pirates' bassist Nick Simper, who later became an original member of Deep Purple, was also in the car with Kidd, but he suffered only some cuts and a broken arm.
Steve Conway - a British singer who rose to fame in the post-war era. Known for romantic ballads, he made dozens of recordings for EMI's Columbia label, appeared regularly on BBC Radio and toured the UK.
Cause of death: Heart condition - post-operative complications. died at Guy's Hospital in London on 19 April 1952, aged 31.
David Alan Gest - American producer and television personality
Cause of death: Stroke. Gest's funeral service was held at Golders Green Crematorium in North London on April 29, 2016. His ashes were scattered in York, England.
Golders Green Crematorium and Mausoleum was the first crematorium to be opened in London, and one of the oldest crematoria in Britain the crematorium was opened in 1902 by Sir Henry Thompson.
The crematorium is secular, accepts all faiths and non-believers; clients may arrange their own type of service or remembrance event and choose whatever music they wish.
The crematorium gardens are listed at Grade I in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
Music:
robertaustinmusic bandcamp track a sacred place
robertaustinmusic bandcamp track walk in the sun

[@markdurham6085]

Looks like an interesting place but camera work & editing aren’t great and boring narration.

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Awwwww thanks Mark. Not going to worry about your feedback. But thank you so much for taking time out of your day to leave a comment 😊

[@tomevans12]

@@TravelWithLisaMH sounds like a lovely guy!

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Lol. I guess he is entitled to his opinion huh?

[@GraveVisitations]

​@@TravelWithLisaMH thank you for taking the time out of your busy life and showing us this beautiful cemetery. Its a cemetery I have yet to visit so by you showing us all you have brought us a step closer 🙏 Rest in peace to all

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Thank you. It is a remarkable cemetery and I will be revisiting soon. Thanks for watching ☺️

[@northern_soul]

Thank you so much for sharing ❤

[@cemeteryvisits]

Very well done 👍 truly amazing place 👍👍👍

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Thank you. 😁

[@pauljackson2395]

Brilliant video and ashes of the late actor Sidney James 8th May 1913/26th April 1976 are in section 2. Great tour and interesting crematorium.

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Thank you Paul. It was a very cold day and there were loads I missed. I will be going back again. Very peaceful crematorium and so much history.

[@saxa21]

Shows you the love for Marc there Always in our hearts.

[@MidwestFlesh]

Now that's what i'm talking about! that place is incredible. i've never seen one in the states! I love your channel!!!

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

I love the old, old cemeteries 👍

[@TheSharon2001]

Love the music in this. Very apt x

[@davidboyce8683]

Great video Lisa , thanks for posting .

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Thank you David. And thank you for watching 😊

[@stevendaniel8126]

Very impressive !! Thank you .....

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Thank you Steven and thank you for watching.

[@tonywoodham7362]

Thoroughly enjoyed your video/wander through these sacred grounds informative enlightening I was amazed at just how many well known people were in amongst the ordinary folk.

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Thank you Tony 😊

[@johnhogan4680]

Fantastic watch

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Thank you 😊

[@barrieodell3143]

Been to a few cremations around the country. Golders Green Crem is the best, well kept, beautiful gardens, and a peaceful place to spend a sunny afternoon. My mother in law, and her second husband are interred there.

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

I liked it there. So much history and extremely peaceful ✌️

[@d.l.l.6578]

You filmed this very sensitively. Thank you. Isn’t John Inman there too?

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Thank you. Yes, I believe he is.

[@shamteal8614]

Both my grandparents and others of my family ashes are there.

[@Finglesham]

Very interesting. The cemeteries of London are superior , in my opinion with their more wildlife friendly spaces. I have specified burial as I want to keep open spaces in the UK . Cremation allows developers to build over every space available, I loathe it.

[@christopherfidler9023]

Our crematorium at Peterborough allows ashes to be scattered in the open near our rose beds

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

I've just never heard of it before. I mean, ashes are scattered everywhere I the open but at Golders Green they were so visible

[@bowlingbill9633]

Didn't know we had places like this for urns, I lost my hubby 13yrs ago I still have his ashes at home i can't bear to part with them while I have them I feel I still have him, I was going to scatter his ashes had it all arranged but could not let him go had a full on panick attack. 😢

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Thank you for watching. You keep those ashes close for as long as you need to. Love to you ❤️

[@bowlingbill9633]

@@TravelWithLisaMH TY❤

[@levistubbs8949]

I to have kept my late wife ashes, shall never part with them .

[@Oddballkane]

Also they can help with a vampire attack. Joking they have been blessed though.

[@lordbiddy5187]

Those ashes are sacred to you, decide now, and let your N.O.K. know what you want done with both your ashes, dont leave it to someone else to decide ❤️

[@meljenkins1016]

Janet Munro a British actress from the Disney's movies Swiss Family Robinson and Darby O'Gill and the Little People is buried here. She was a real cutie to me but unfortunately she died in 1972 of a heart attack at 38 years old.

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

I'll look her up. Going back in a couple of weeks. Thank you for watching and commenting ☺️

[@meljenkins1016]

@@TravelWithLisaMH Thanks. Love to see her plaque. Her ashes are spread out on the grounds.

[@MM0IMC]

My concern would be that someone's ashes would end up in the grass box of a lawnmower. ☹️

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

I know right! I haven't seen it anywhere else but I am sure other crematoriums spread ashes in the open 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@lilyliz3071]

Very interesting but not for me,I do wish to be cremated but hopefully my ashes will be scattered somewhere more free,like a mountain side or the ocean

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

The ocean is my plan too. Thank you for watching 😊

[@patrickpayne8272]

Sadly... I've been their too many times.... But every time I leave... a small part of me stays

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

❤️

[@secondhandwildflowers2315]

Was hoping you had John Inman

[@christopheroverton]

I think Yootha Joyce is there too

[@thehumancanary131]

Looks like a well-managed boneyard..

[@GarryH1963]

The actor Mike Pratt ("Randall & Hopkirk Deceased") was cremated here, his ashes were scattered in section 2

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Thank you. I will definitely be re visiting.

[@carledwards2293]

Great watch but I can't say I'm to keen on the term dispersal area...sounds like words they would use at your local refuse site...bit undignified

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

It is a bit clinical I think. I agree it's a strange term. Thank you for watching 😊

[@johnbuoy1401]

My mums aunt is buried there, so the celebs are in good company 🙂

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

They are indeed John 👍

[@bigteno4597]

Liz Fraser was cremated there, is there a plaque up for her?? Thank you x

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

There maybe. I didn't see it though. Sorry

[@bigteno4597]

@@TravelWithLisaMH Thx Lisa x

[@lepetitchat123]

Is it free entry? Is there a map for famous burials?

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Yes & yes. You can download the maps online 👍

[@lepetitchat123]

@@TravelWithLisaMH I tried to find online to no avail. Care to share the link?

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Contact the Crem. They are very helpful: contact the office on 020 8455 2374 Email (General Enquiries): [e-mail] Email (Memorials Team): [e-mail] I think that's what I did.

[@jimmyoconnell6167]

I think Lindsey de Paul was also cremated there to

[@jimmyoconnell6167]

My ex wife brother was cremated there he was a actor Gordon Jackson

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Oh wow. Great actor too. Thank you for sharing that.

[@jimmyoconnell6167]

@@TravelWithLisaMH I think it was around 1989 are 1990 as I was stationed at aldershot in the army

[@shamteal8614]

Gordon Jackson was a big star in his day and a brilliant actor who appeared in many top rated films and television productions.

[@jimmyoconnell6167]

It's the second track sorry

[@dabogeyman6280]

7.01 is that bomb damage?

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Don't think so

[@jimmyoconnell6167]

I love that music what is it ?

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Robert Austin - a sacred place and walk in the sun. It's one of the two as both are on the video

[@jimmyoconnell6167]

@@TravelWithLisaMH both of them !

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Both songs are in the video

[@jimmyoconnell6167]

@@TravelWithLisaMH it's the second track I can't find on the video 😫

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

The link to the music is in the video description hun

[@angelavining356]

Where’s Freddie?

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Who is Freddie?

[@theculturedthug6609]

Was Sellers Jewish?

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Jewish origins I believe. Not bought up Jewish.