1920 (date unclear). The previous church monument stone was dated July 25, three days before Austria-Hungary declared war on the Serbia. It seems better to mark the resulting World War by this view of the smooth red brick and concrete Southend Crematorium and chapel containing a memorial to that war inside. This was a new process in England where the first Crematorium opened in 1885. It might be thought that the move away from proper building materials and Victorian standards was due to the war but actually it took place a few years before with decreased social inequalities. Cremation also seemed to be more socially responsible than burial but in the context of the current CO2 emissions debate responsible people may perhaps prefer to maintain some areas of public space for burials?
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