What is it? One of London’s “Magnificent 7” Victorian cemeteries, 40 acres worth of green space sandwiched between Brompton Road, Fulham Road and Stamford Bridge football ground, it opened in 1840. Where is it? On the edge of zone 1, West Brompton Underground is right …
Nature-ist spends summer in the ‘magnificent seven‘ cemeteries What is it? Highgate’s West Cemetery is not where Karl Marx is. He’s in the East extension. We went to the original West Cemetery which is consecrated ground – for the professed believers – and opened in …
Nature-ist spends summer in the ‘magnificent seven‘ cemeteries What is it? The second largest Victorian cemetery in London. Nunhead Cemetery was consecrated in 1840. Where is it? Entrances on Linden Grove and Limesford Road, the former a short walk from Nunhead Station, SE15. Ever been …
Nature-ist spends summer in the ‘magnificent seven‘ cemeteries What is it? 33 acres of woodland and meadow in east London! Originally opened in 1841, Tower Hamlets Cemetery (or Bow Cemetery as preferred by some locals) has not had any burials since 1966. The layout was …
Nature-ist is spending summer exploring the ‘magnificent seven‘ cemeteries… then we stumbled past this one, which isn’t one of those, but definitely deserves its own feature. What is it? Brockley Cemetery, formerly known as Deptford Cemetery, established 1858. Where is it? Entrance on Brockley Road, …
Nature-ist spends summer in the ‘magnificent seven‘ cemeteries What is it? 40 acres of landscaped cemetery built on the site of the ancient Great North Wood from which Norwood takes its name. English Heritage describes it as the first all-Gothic cemetery, although many of its …
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Nature-ist spends summer in the ‘magnificent seven‘ cemeteries What is it? The first aboretum to be combined with a cemetery in Europe, Abney Park was laid out in the 18th century as a non-denominational burial ground and became the place for dissenters and non-conformists to …
