The London Dead
Stories from our cemeteries, crypts and churchyards
Thursday 14 March 2024
Death at the Zoo; murder, suicide and drunken accidents in the first 75 years of London's Zoological Gardens
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Children of all ages will be Interested in the chatty and pleasant account of "Half Holidays at the Zoo," issued from the Westmins...
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Friday 8 March 2024
The Mysterious Barclay Grave; Elizabeth Anne Barclay (1834-1895) Kensal Green Cemetery
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This memorial in Kensal Green cemetery first caught my attention back in 2013. The unusual design is unlike anything else in the cemetery;...
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Thursday 29 February 2024
When figures from the past stand tall; Ian Curtis (1956-1980) Macclesfield Cemetery & Crematorium
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My father lay dying in Macclesfield, an unknown town to us but the District General there was the nearest hospital to his care home. Network...
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Tuesday 27 February 2024
A Winter Afternoon in Brompton Cemetery; 10 January 2024
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I’ve strolled through cemeteries around the world, like everyone who is deathly afraid of death and dying (actually, which are we more afr...
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Thursday 22 February 2024
Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way; Joseph Bonomi (1796-1878), Brompton Cemetery
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There are eight people buried in the private grave of Joseph Bonomi in Brompton Cemetery, five of his children, his wife and his mother-in...
Wednesday 7 February 2024
The sad abode of the dead; Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh
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Setting aside the tombs of Roubiliac, which belong to the heroic order of graveyard art, we Scotch stand, to my fancy, highest among nations...
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