Gauteng, JOHANNESBURG, Braamfontein, Crematorium, Memorial walls and Columbarium

Cemetery information:- Situated within the historic Braamfontein Cemetery (established in 1887), it features a chapel, chancel, organ chamber, and porch-way.

In the 1930’s thousands of people became eco-conscious and opted for cremation rather than burial. A prime minister led the way in saving green spaces and it became fashionable rather simply the cheapest route. This led to building the crematorium in the Braamfontein Cemetery in 1931. A columbarium is a room, building, or wall that is designated for the interment of the ashes of people who have died and been cremated. The term “columbarium” comes from the Latin “columba,” meaning dove because columbaria usually have niches to hold the urns that resemble those in dovecotes, or dove houses.

https://www.theheritageportal.co.za/article/johannesburg-way-death-history-johannesburg-crematorium

Album incomplete, we do not have photographs of all the plaques.

Photographs by Peter Jordan, Derek Walker, Douglas Hicks, Peter Moss, Claire Mowatt, Sarah Welham, Christopher Fitchet.

eGGSA captions by Annel Meyer, Dal Good, Louis Hurn, Alex van Niekerk, Glen Swemmer, James Anderson, Eileen de Jager, Megan Rose, Fern Swales, Riana le Roux, Lorraine Beechey. 

The GGSA Cemetery DVD only has information on the location of the cemetery Cemetery ID: 6078 Google Earth Project Information:- GPSID: 7270

GPS: -26 11.765, 28 01.637